Mission
Government/Top Secret · LEO
Note: Payload identity and Cosmos series numbering not confirmed. The Strela (Russian: Стрела) are Soviet, then Russian, military space telecommunication satellites, in use since 1964. These satellites operate as mailboxes ("store-and-forward"): they remember the received messages and then resend…
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| COSMOS 2597 (RODNIK-S 22) 2025-273A | Payload | 1485 × 1503 km · 82.5° | Globe |
| COSMOS 2598 (RODNIK-S 23) 2025-273B | Payload | 1486 × 1503 km · 82.5° | Globe |
| COSMOS 2599 (RODNIK-S 24) 2025-273C | Payload | 1482 × 1506 km · 82.5° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 2025-273 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).