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Cosmos 2357

Cosmos 2357 was launched on June 15, 1998 aboard a Tsiklon-3 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1998-036FNORAD 25368Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-2357
Common name
Cosmos 2357
Payload designation
Strela-3
Other names
Strela-3 [No. 116]:JP
International designator
1998-036F
NORAD catalog number
25368
GCAT identifier
S25368
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/347

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Defense
Program
Strela-3
Country
Russia
Builder
NPO Applied Mechanics
Platform (bus)
Strela-3

Launch

Date
June 15, 1998 · 22:58 UTC
Launch record
1998-036Success
Rocket
Tsiklon-3
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC32/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
1,293 km
Apogee
1,863 km
Inclination
82.58°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
June 1998
End of operations
2005

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 Q13566818 (CC0).