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Cosmos 2488

Cosmos 2488 was launched on December 25, 2013 aboard a Rokot from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2013-076ANORAD 39483Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-2488
Common name
Cosmos 2488
Payload designation
Rodnik-S No. 17L
Other names
Strela-3M:P
International designator
2013-076A
NORAD catalog number
39483
GCAT identifier
S39483
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/709

Mission

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

Launch

Date
December 25, 2013 · 00:31 UTC
Launch record
2013-076Success
Rocket
Rokot
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC133/3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
1,479 km
Apogee
1,508 km
Inclination
82.48°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
June 2020

Size

Mass
280 kg
Dry mass
280 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 Q16086510 (CC0).