Pion-NKS (14F139) [KB Arsenal]
The Russian Pion-NKS (14F139) satellites are the naval component of the next generation ELINT satellite system Liana.
As a replacement for both the passive ELINT US-PM and the active radar US-A, they carry both ELINT sensors as well as an active radar.
The Liana system replaces both the Tselina-2 with Lotos satellites and the naval US-PM and US-A with Pion-NKS (14F139) spacecraft.
Nation: | Russia |
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Type / Application: | SIGINT |
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Contractors: | TsSKB-Progress (bus), KB Arsenal (payload) |
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Configuration: | Yantar bus |
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Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
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Orbit: | 447 km × 462 km, 67.13° |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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Kosmos 2550 (Pion-NKS #1, №901) | 2021-056A | 25.06.2021 | Pl LC-43/4 | Soyuz-2-1b | ||
Kosmos 25xx (Pion-NKS #2, №902) | - | 202x | Pl | Soyuz-2-1b |