Photo: Joel Kowsky · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Government/Top Secret · SSO
Note: Payload identity uncertain. Russian reconnaissance satellite of unknown purposes, possibly in the same series as Kosmos 2551, 2555 and 2560.
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| COSMOS 2568 2023-045A | Payload | re-entered 2025-01-03 | |
| SL-4 R/B 2023-045B | Rocket body | re-entered 2023-07-03 |
COSPAR ID 2023-045 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).