Mission
Communications · GTO
This is a military communications satellite developed for the Russian Defence Ministry. Blagovest â„–11L is fitted with Ku-band and Q-band transponders and is expected to operate in geostationary orbit for 15 years.
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| COSMOS 2520 2017-046A | Payload | 35782 × 35791 km · 0.0° | Globe |
| BREEZE-M DEB [TANK] 2017-046B | Debris | re-entered 2026-04-23 | |
| BREEZE-M R/B 2017-046C | Rocket body | 35378 × 42273 km · 9.0° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 2017-046 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).