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Cosmos 2409

Cosmos 2409 was launched on September 23, 2004 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2004-037BNORAD 28420Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-2409
Common name
Cosmos 2409
Payload designation
Strela-3 No. 154L (454)
Other names
Strela-3 [No. 128]:JP
International designator
2004-037B
NORAD catalog number
28420
GCAT identifier
S28420
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/460

Mission

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

Launch

Date
September 23, 2004 · 15:07 UTC
Launch record
2004-037Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC132/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
1,473 km
Apogee
1,495 km
Inclination
82.48°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
June 2014
End of operations
2019

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 Q12753758 (CC0).