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Lotos-S1 [KB Arsenal]
The Russian Lotos-S1 (14F145) satellites are one component of the next generation ELINT satellite system Liana. A development version was flown as Lotos-S (14F138).
The Liana system replaces replaces both the Tselina-2 with Lotos satellites and the naval US-PM with Pion-NKS (14F139) spacecraft.
| Nation: | Russia |
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| Type / Application: | SIGINT |
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| Contractors: | TsSKB-Progress (bus), KB Arsenal (payload) |
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| Configuration: | Yantar bus |
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| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
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| Orbit: | 901 km × 910 km, 67.15° (#4) |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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| Kosmos 2502 (Lotos-S1 #1, №802) | 2014-086A | 25.12.2014 | Pl LC-43/4 | Soyuz-2-1b | ||
| Kosmos 2524 (Lotos-S1 #2, №803) | 2017-076A | 02.12.2017 | Pl LC-43/4 | Soyuz-2-1b | ||
| Kosmos 2528 (Lotos-S1 #3, №804) | 2018-082A | 25.10.2018 | Pl LC-43/4 | Soyuz-2-1b | ||
| Kosmos 2549 (Lotos-S1 #4, №805) | 2021-008A | 02.02.2021 | Pl LC-43/4 | Soyuz-2-1b | ||
| Kosmos 2554 (Lotos-S1 #5, №806) | 2022-036A | 07.04.2022 | Pl LC-43/3 | Soyuz-2-1b | ||
| Kosmos 2565 (Lotos-S1 #6, №807) | 2022-163A | 30.11.2022 | Pl LC-43/4 | Soyuz-2-1b | with Kosmos 2566 | |
| Kosmos 2570 (Lotos-S1 #7, №808) | 2023-165A | 27.10.2023 | Pl LC-43/3 | Soyuz-2-1b | with Kosmos 2571, Kosmos 2571 Subsat ? | |
| Kosmos 2580 (Lotos-S1 #8, №809) | 2024-230A | 04.12.2024 | Pl LC-43/4 | Soyuz-2-1b | ||
| Kosmos 26xx (Lotos-S1 #9, №810) | - | 2026 | Pl | Soyuz-2-1b |
Launch Sites:
- Pl = Plesetsk (NIIP-53, GIK-1, GNIIP), Russia
References:
- Bart Hendrickx: The status of Russias signals intelligence satellites, 5 April 2021
Further Liana missions:
