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Cosmos 2400

Cosmos 2400 was launched on August 19, 2003 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2003-037ANORAD 27868Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-2400
Common name
Cosmos 2400
Payload designation
Strela-3 No. 153L (453)
Other names
Strela-3 [No. 125]:JP
International designator
2003-037A
NORAD catalog number
27868
GCAT identifier
S27868
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/442

Mission

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

Launch

Date
August 19, 2003 · 10:50 UTC
Launch record
2003-037Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC132/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
1,468 km
Apogee
1,501 km
Inclination
82.47°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
June 2014
End of operations
2008

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 Q12907654 (CC0).