| Kosmos 2524 | |
| Names List: | Lotos-S1 |
| Mission Type: | Reconnaissance |
| Operator: | Russian Armed Forces |
| Cospar Id: | 2017-076A[1] |
| Satcat: | 43032 |
| Spacecraft: | Lotos-S1 |
| Spacecraft Bus: | Yantar[2] |
| Manufacturer: | TsSKB Progress KB Arsenal |
| Launch Date: | 10:43 UTC |
| Launch Rocket: | Soyuz 2-1B |
| Launch Site: | Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 43 |
| Orbit Reference: | Geocentric |
| Orbit Inclination: | 67.1° |
| Orbit Period: | 103.1 minutes |
| Programme: | Kosmos |
| Previous Mission: | Kosmos 2523 |
| Next Mission: | Kosmos 2525 |
| Programme2: | Liana program |
| Previous Mission2: | Kosmos 2502 |
Kosmos 2524 is a Russian reconnaissance satellite part of its ELINT Liana program. Developed and built by TsSKB Progress and KB Arsenal, it was launched on December 2, 2017. It is based on the Yantar satellite's bus.[2]
Despite the launch failure of another Soyuz 2-1B rocket just four days before, Kosmos 2524 launched on December 2, 2017, from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 43 at 10:43 UTC. It was launched to a low Earth orbit with a periapsis of, an apoapsis of and an inclination of 67.1°, allowing it to cover much of the world.[1] [3]