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Cosmos 2486

Cosmos 2486 was launched on June 7, 2013 aboard a Soyuz-2-1B from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2013-028ANORAD 39177Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-2486
Common name
Cosmos 2486
Payload designation
Persona No. 2L
International designator
2013-028A
NORAD catalog number
39177
GCAT identifier
S39177
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/684

Mission

Mission type
Optical imaging
Use
Defense
Program
Persona
Owner
VVKO
Country
Russia
Builder
Central Specialized Design Bureau - Progress
Platform (bus)
Persona-1

Launch

Date
June 7, 2013 · 18:37 UTC
Launch record
2013-028Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC43/4

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
697 km
Apogee
729 km
Inclination
98.30°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Nov 4, 2013
End of operations
November 2013

Size

Mass
7,000 kg
Dry mass
7,000 kg
Length
6.3 m
Diameter
2.70 m
Span
6.3 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q14152762 (CC0).