KYuA 1 sphere in payload stack
Official name COSMOS 2512
Alternative name Cosmos-2512
Cospar ID 2015-071B
Norad ID 41099
Launch date 2015-12-05
Launch site PKMTR
Launch vehicle Soyuz-2-1v Volga
Country/Organization Russia
Type application Radar calibration
RCS size MEDIUM
Decay date ON ORBIT
Period (min) 97.75
Inclination (deg) 98.09
Perigee (km) 647
Apogee (km) 656
Eccentricity 0.0069071373752878
Mean motion (revs. per day) 14.7314578005115
Semi-Major axis (km) 7029.635
Raan (deg) 164.534
Arg of perigee (deg) 161.5634
Shape Sphere
Mass (kg) 16
Height (m) 0.8
Width (m) 0.8
Depth (m) 0.8
Span (m^2) 0.8
Propulsion None
Configuration Sphere
Power None

The Russian KYuA 1 satellite is a radar calibration spheres, which was launched on the second flight of the Soyuz-2-1v Volga launch vehicle.

The KYuA 1 radar calibration sphere is to be used for radar tests by the Almaz-Antey company, a developer of anti-aircraft and anti-missile systems.

The sphere is side-mounted on a large cylindrical adaptor, which carries the Kanopus-ST 1 main satellite. It resembles the SKRL-756 radar calibration spheres of the maiden Soyuz-2-1v Volga launch.

KYuA 1 was successfully launched and received the designation Kosmos 2512. While the prime payload failed to separate from the launch vehicles upper stage, KYuA 1 was successfully deployed into orbit.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
COSMOS 2512 2015-071B 2015-12-05 PKMTR Soyuz-2-1v Volga with Kosmos 2511 (Kanopus-ST 1)
COSMOS 2538 2019-039D 2019-07-10 PKMTR Soyuz-2-1v Volga with Kosmos 2535 (Burevestnik #1 ?), Kosmos 2536 (Nivelir #5 ?), Kosmos 2537 (Naprazheniye #2 ?)