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Cosmos 2338

Cosmos 2338 was launched on February 14, 1997 aboard a Tsiklon-3 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1997-006ENORAD 24729Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Gonets-D1 No. 17L
Common name
Cosmos 2338
Payload designation
Gonets-D1 No. 17L (323)
International designator
1997-006E
NORAD catalog number
24729
GCAT identifier
S24729
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/325

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Civil government
Program
Gonets-D1
Owner
Gonets
Country
Russia
Builder
NPO Applied Mechanics
Platform (bus)
Strela-3

Launch

Date
February 14, 1997 · 03:47 UTC
Launch record
1997-006Success
Rocket
Tsiklon-3
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC32/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
1,412 km
Apogee
1,423 km
Inclination
82.60°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Jan 31, 2010
End of operations
2006

Size

Mass
225 kg
Dry mass
225 kg
Length
1.6 m
Diameter
0.80 m
Span
7.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12753726 (CC0).