Photo: Joel Kowsky · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Government/Top Secret · SSO
The Russian Razbeg 1 is small military satellite optical reconnaissance satellite. It was built by NPP VNIIEM. It is likely the same satellite identified in earlier reports as Zvesda. The 250 kg satellite was reportedly inspired by the US American commercial Earth imaging satellites of the SkySat 1…
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| COSMOS 2551 2021-081A | Payload | re-entered 2021-10-20 | |
| SL-4 R/B 2021-081B | Rocket body | re-entered 2021-12-11 |
COSPAR ID 2021-081 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).