List of Kosmos satellites (2501–2750)


The designation Kosmos is a generic name given to a large number of Soviet, and subsequently Russian, satellites, the first of which was launched in 1962. Satellites given Kosmos designations include military spacecraft, failed probes to the Moon and the planets, prototypes for manned spacecraft, and scientific spacecraft. This is a list of satellites with Kosmos designations between 2501 and 2750.
DesignationTypeLaunch date Carrier rocketFunctionDecayRemarks
Kosmos 2501GLONASS-K1 702K30 November 2014
21:52
Soyuz-2.1b/FregatNavigationin orbit
Kosmos 2502Lotos-S1 №1 25 December 2014
03:01
Soyuz-2.1bELINTin orbit
Kosmos 2503Bars-M127 February 2015
11:01
Soyuz-2.1aCartography/Reconnaissancein orbit
Kosmos 2504Unknown31 March 2015
13:47
Rokot/Briz-KM 11A05Undisclosedin orbitPossible ASAT or close satellite monitoring test.
Kosmos 2505Kobalt-M5 June 2015
15:23
Soyuz-2.1aOptical surveillancein orbit
Kosmos 2506Persona23 June 2015
16:44
Soyuz-2.1bReconnaissancein orbit
Kosmos 2507Strela-3M 13
21:59
Rokot-KMMilitary communicationsin orbit3 satellites in 1 launch
Kosmos 2508Strela-3M 14
21:59
Rokot-KMMilitary communicationsin orbit3 satellites in 1 launch
Kosmos 2509Strela-3M 15
21:59
Rokot-KMMilitary communicationsin orbit3 satellites in 1 launch
Kosmos 2510EKS-1
17 November 2015
06:33
Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-MMissile early warningin orbit
Kosmos 2511Kanopus-ST5 December 2015
14:08
Soyuz-2-1v/VolgaEarth observationfailed to separate2 satellites in 1 launch
Kosmos 2512KYuA-15 December 2015
14:08
Soyuz-2-1v/VolgaRadar calibrationin orbit2 satellites in 1 launch
Kosmos 2513Garpun-12L15 December 2015
11:03
Proton-M/Briz-MMilitary communicationsin orbit
Kosmos 2514GLONASS-M 7517 February 2016
03:21
Soyuz-2.1b/FregatNavigationin orbit
Kosmos 2515Bars-M224 March 2016
09:42
Soyuz-2.1aCartography/Reconnaissancein orbit
Kosmos 2516GLONASS-M 75329 May 2016
03:21
Soyuz-2.1b/FregatNavigationin orbit
Kosmos 2517Geo-IK-2 4 June 2016
14:00
Rokot/Briz-KMGeodesyin orbit
Kosmos 2518EKS-2
25 May 2017
06:33
Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-MMissile early warningin orbit
Kosmos 2519Napryazhenie / 14F150 / Nivelir
23 June 2017
18:04
Soyuz-2.1v / VolgaUndisclosed. Presumedly military geodesyin orbit
Kosmos 2520Blagovest-11L16 August 2017
22:07
Proton-M / Briz-MMilitary communicationsin orbit
Kosmos 2521Sputnik Inspektor23 June 2017
18:04
Soyuz-2.1v / VolgaUndisclosedin orbitDeployed from Kosmos 2519
Kosmos 2522GLONASS-M 75222 September 2017
00:02:32
Soyuz-2.1b/FregatNavigationin orbit
Kosmos 2523Unknown23 June 2017
18:04
Soyuz-2.1v / VolgaUndisclosedin orbitDeployed from Kosmos 2519
Kosmos 2524Lotos-S1 №2 2 December 2017
10:43:26
Soyuz-2.1bELINTin orbit
Kosmos 2525EMKA29 March 2018
16:45
Soyuz-2.1vEarth Observationin orbit
Kosmos 2526Blagovest-12L18 April 2018
22:12
Proton-M / Briz-MMilitary communicationsin orbit
Kosmos 2527GLONASS-M 75616 June 2018
21:30
Soyuz-2.1b/FregatNavigationin orbit
Kosmos 2528Lotos-S1 №3 25 October 2018
00:15
Soyuz-2.1bELINTin orbit
Kosmos 2529GLONASS-M 7573 November 2018
20:17
Soyuz-2.1b/FregatNavigationin orbit
Kosmos 2530Strela-3M 16
02:27
Rokot-KMMilitary communicationsin orbit3 satellites in 1 launch
Kosmos 2531Strela-3M 17
02:27
Rokot-KMMilitary communicationsin orbit3 satellites in 1 launch
Kosmos 2532Strela-3M 18
02:27
Rokot-KMMilitary communicationsin orbit3 satellites in 1 launch
Kosmos 2533Blagovest-13L21 December 2018
00:20
Proton-MMilitary communicationsin orbit
Kosmos 2534GLONASS-M 75827 May 2019
06:23
Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat-MNavigationin orbit-
Kosmos 253514F150 №2 / Nivelir-L 10 July 2019
18:04
Soyuz-2.1v / VolgaUndisclosed. Presumedly military geodesyin orbit4 classified military satellites in 1 launch. Kosmos 2535 fragmented into 10+ trackable pieces Aug 2019
Kosmos 253614F150 №2 / Nivelir-L 10 July 2019
18:04
Soyuz-2.1v / VolgaUndisclosed. Presumedly military geodesyin orbit4 classified military satellites in 1 launch. Kosmos 2535 fragmented into 10+ trackable pieces Aug 2019
Kosmos 253714F150 №2 / Nivelir-L 10 July 2019
18:04
Soyuz-2.1v / VolgaUndisclosed. Presumedly military geodesyin orbit4 classified military satellites in 1 launch. Kosmos 2535 fragmented into 10+ trackable pieces Aug 2019
Kosmos 253814F150 №2 / Nivelir-L 10 July 2019
18:04
Soyuz-2.1v / VolgaUndisclosed. Presumedly military geodesyin orbit4 classified military satellites in 1 launch. Kosmos 2535 fragmented into 10+ trackable pieces Aug 2019
Kosmos 2539Blagovest-14L5 August 2019
21:56
Proton-MMilitary communicationsin orbitInitial deployment of the Blagovest constellation completed.
Kosmos 2540Geo-IK-2 №3
30 August 2019
14:00
Rokot / Briz-KMGeodesyin orbitPenultimate flight of Rokot
Kosmos 2541EKS-3
26 September 2019
07:43
Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-MMissile early warningin orbit
Kosmos 2542Unknown
25 November 2019
17:52
Soyuz-2.1v / VolgaUndisclosed. Possible satellite inspectionin orbit
Kosmos 2543Unknown25 November 2019
17:52
Soyuz-2.1v / VolgaUndisclosed. Possible satellite inspectionin orbitDeployed from Kosmos 2542. Claimed by US Space Force to have performed a weapons test in July 2020
Kosmos 2544GLONASS-M 75911 December 2019
08:54
Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat-MNavigationin orbit