Cosmos 2503

Designation	40420 / 15009A
Launch date	27 Feb 2015 - 11:01 UT
Launch site	Plesetsk, LC-43/4
Launch vehicle	Soyuz-2-1A
Mission	Reconnaissance, optical Imaging
Satellite type	Bars-M #1
Sun-synchronous Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	549 x 563 km
Eccentricity
Inclination	97.6 deg
Period	95.8 min

Prime contractor	TsSKB-Progress (bus), LOMO (payload)
Platform
Operator	VKO
Mass at launch	~4000 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment	Karat imaging system
Solar array	2 deployable solar arrays
Stabilization
DC power
Transmit frequency
Design lifetime	5 yrs

COSMOS 2503 is a Bars-M class electro-optical area surveillance stereoscopic cartography satellite, placed into a Sun-synchronous low Earth orbit. The spacecraft was reportedly carrying an electro-optical camera system called Karat, developed by LOMO (Leningrad Optical Mechanical Association).

Ref.: #14, #228, russianforces.org - update: 16.04.15