Question: On November 17, 2015 the Russian satellite named Kosmos -2510 was successfully launched. It is related with which of the following field?
(a) Defence system
(b) Metrology
(c) Development of education
(d) Agriculture
Ans (a)
- On 17 November 2015 Russia successfully launched an early warning satellite for its newest early warning system, named EKS or Integrated Space System.
- The satellite has been officially named Kosmos 2510 (Tundra 11L).
- The satellite was launched using Russian Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket from Site 43/4 at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, located in Northern Russia.
- It was delivered into a highly elliptical geosynchronous orbit, called a Tundra orbit.
- This new-generation satellite is designed to restore Moscow’s capability to detect, track and identify worldwide missile launches from space.
- EKS (Edinaya Kosmicheskaya Sistema) is a Russian acronym that translates to integrated space system.
- EKS Cosmos -2510 is the first satellite among the series of 10 defence satellite to be launched for its newest early warning system.
Reference:
http://www.russianspaceweb.com/eks-tundra-kosmos2510.html