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Cosmos 2453

Cosmos 2453 was launched on July 6, 2009 aboard a Rokot from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2009-036CNORAD 35500Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-2453
Common name
Cosmos 2453
Payload designation
Strela-3 No. 159L (559)
Other names
Strela-3 [No. 133]:JP
International designator
2009-036C
NORAD catalog number
35500
GCAT identifier
S35500
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/593

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Defense
Program
Strela-3
Owner
KVR
Country
Russia
Builder
OAO M. Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems
Platform (bus)
Strela-3

Launch

Date
July 6, 2009 · 01:26 UTC
Launch record
2009-036Success
Rocket
Rokot
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC133/3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
1,496 km
Apogee
1,505 km
Inclination
82.49°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
June 2014
End of operations
2020

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 Q14083959 (CC0).