Lotus (satellite)
Lotos (Lotos-S1, GRAU-Index 14F145) is the name for a series of military SIGINT - Russian reconnaissance satellites .
technology
The satellites are jointly manufactured by ZKB Progress in Samara ( satellite bus ) and PLC Arsenal in St. Petersburg (payload). These are to replace both the Tselina-2 -class reconnaissance satellites and the Pion-NKS / US-PM / US-PU / Legenda. They are based on the Jantar reconnaissance satellite and are intended to form a new reconnaissance network called "Liana". As a secondary payload , Lotos is likely to have a scientific payload on board, namely a detector for cosmic rays called "nuclone". The first Lotos-S (14F138) satellite launched was a development pattern that was not yet fully equipped.
Start list
This is a complete list of the Lotus satellites launched. List updated on October 25, 2018
| No. | designation | COSPAR | GRAY index | Start date ( UTC ) | Launcher | Launch site | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cosmos 2455 | 2009-063A | 14F138 | 20 November 2009, 10:44 | Soyuz U | Plesetsk | success |
| 2 | Cosmos 2502 | 2014-086A | 14F145 | December 25, 2014, 3:01 am | Soyuz 2.1b | Plesetsk | success |
| 3 | Cosmos 2524 | 2017-076A | 14F145 | December 2, 2017, 10:43 | Soyuz 2.1b | Plesetsk | success |
| 4th | Cosmos 2528 | 2018-082A | 14F145 | October 25, 2018, 00:15 | Soyuz 2.1b | Plesetsk | success |
Web links
- Gunter's Space Page: Lotos-S (14F138) , Lotos-S1 (14F145) (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kosmos 2455 peeks out for Russia. The Orion, November 22, 2009, accessed December 4, 2009 .
- ↑ Gunter Dirk Krebs: Lotos-S. In: Gunter's Space Page. September 27, 2009, accessed December 4, 2009 .
- ↑ William Graham: Russian Soyuz 2-1B successfully launches Lotos-S. NASASpaceFlight.com, December 24, 2014, accessed July 31, 2020 .
- ^ Alain Chabot, Anatoly Zak: Liana electronic intelligence satellite. In: russianspaceweb.com. October 25, 2018, accessed on July 31, 2020 .