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Cosmos 2391

Cosmos 2391 was launched on July 8, 2002 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2002-036BNORAD 27465Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-2391
Common name
Cosmos 2391
Payload designation
Strela-3 No. 150L (450)
Other names
Strela-3 [No. 124]:JP
International designator
2002-036B
NORAD catalog number
27465
GCAT identifier
S27465
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/419

Mission

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

Launch

Date
July 8, 2002 · 06:35 UTC
Launch record
2002-036Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC132/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
1,468 km
Apogee
1,509 km
Inclination
82.49°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
June 2014
End of operations
2007

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 Q13566826 (CC0).