ERA 1 is a Russian military nanosatellite built for the Russian Ministry of Defense.
No details are known. Likely the satellite is a CubeSat of an unknown size. Reportedly it is designed to test advanced microdevices and microsystems of orientation and astronavigation. The manufacturer was likely CNIIHM, as indicated by documents about a legal dispute concerning this launch.
ERA 1 was launched as a piggy-back payload. After reaching orbit, it was assigned the designation Kosmos 2548.
| Nation: | Russia |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology |
| Operator: | VKS ? |
| Contractors: | CNIIHM |
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| Configuration: | CubeSat (?U) ? |
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| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
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| Orbit: | 1480 km × 1507 km, 82.52° |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kosmos 2548 (ERA 1) | 2020-091D | 03.12.2020 | Pl LC-43/3 | Soyuz-2-1b Fregat | with Gonets-M 20, Gonets-M 21, Gonets-M 22 |
