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The Razdan satellite is reportedly a new electro-optical reconnaissance satellite designed as a successor to the Persona (Kvarts) satellites.
Reportedly Razdan will feature a significant improvement over the capabilities of its predecessors, including a new high-speed secure radio channel.
Razdan features a LOMO-built optical system. The third satellite will be the first to carry a new 2.35 meter mirror optics that will be built by the Zverev factory in Krasnogorsk.
Kosmos 2572 was thought that it may have been the first Razdan, but it has now become doubtful, that Kosmos 2572 is indeed an Razdan satellite.
| Nation: | Russia |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Reconnaissance, optical |
| Operator: | VKO |
| Contractors: | TsSKB-Progress (bus), LOMO (payload) |
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| Power: | Deployable solar arrays, batteries |
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| Mass: | + 7000 kg |
| Orbit: |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kosmos 2xxx (Razdan #1) | - | 202x | Pl | |||
| Kosmos 2xxx (Razdan #2) | - | 202x | Pl | |||
| Kosmos 2xxx (Razdan #3) | - | 202x | Pl |
Launch Sites:
- Pl = Plesetsk (NIIP-53, GIK-1, GNIIP), Russia
