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Cosmos 2428

Cosmos 2428 was launched on June 29, 2007 aboard a Zenit-2M from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2007-029ANORAD 31792Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-2428
Common name
Cosmos 2428
Payload designation
Tselina-2 No. 17L
Other names
11F644 No. 701-31-317:RA
International designator
2007-029A
NORAD catalog number
31792
GCAT identifier
S31792
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/520

Mission

Mission type
Signals intelligence
Use
Defense
Program
Tselina-2
Owner
GRU
Country
Russia
Builder
Southern State Design Bureau
Platform (bus)
Tselina-2

Launch

Date
June 29, 2007 · 10:00 UTC
Launch record
2007-029Success
Rocket
Zenit-2M
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC45/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
846 km
Apogee
856 km
Inclination
70.98°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
July 2007
End of operations
2020

Size

Mass
3,250 kg
Dry mass
3,250 kg
Length
4.5 m
Diameter
1.40 m
Span
22.7 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q4235064 (CC0).