Mission record

Soyuz 2.1b | Pion-NKS No. 1 (Kosmos 2550)

Soyuz 2.1b· 43/4 (43R)· Success
Trajectory & orbital insertion · playback
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Provider
Russian Space Forces
Provider type
Government
Orbit
LEO
Mission type
Government/Top Secret
Launch site
Russia
Date
Fri, 25 Jun 2021 19:50:00 GMT
Orbital launch #
#6096 ever

Mission

The Russian Pion-NKS (14F139) satellites are the naval component of the next generation ELINT satellite system Liana. As a replacement for both the passive ELINT US-PM and the active radar US-A, they carry both ELINT sensors as well as an active radar.

Deployed payloads · 1
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