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Cosmos 2332

Cosmos 2332 was launched on April 24, 1996 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jan 28, 2005).

COSPAR 1996-025ANORAD 23853Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-2332
Common name
Cosmos 2332
Payload designation
Taifun-1B No. 9L
Other names
17F31 No. 670-76-109:RA
International designator
1996-025A
NORAD catalog number
23853
GCAT identifier
S23853
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/320

Mission

Mission type
Calibration
Use
Defense
Program
Yug
Owner
PVO
Country
Russia
Builder
Southern State Design Bureau
Platform (bus)
Taifun-1B?

Launch

Date
April 24, 1996 · 13:00 UTC
Launch record
1996-025Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC132/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
295 km
Apogee
1,562 km
Inclination
82.96°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
January 28, 2005
Last known active
Apr 24, 1996
End of operations
Apr 24, 1996

Size

Mass
750 kg
Dry mass
750 kg
Length
2.0 m
Diameter
2.00 m
Span
2.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q13566812 (CC0).