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Kondor 1

Satellite. Kondor 1 was launched on June 27, 2013 aboard a Strela from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Nov 29, 2022).

COSPAR 2013-032ANORAD 39194Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-2487
Common name
Kondor 1
Payload designation
Kondor No. 202
International designator
2013-032A
NORAD catalog number
39194
GCAT identifier
S39194
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/684

Mission

Mission type
Radar imaging
Use
Defense
Program
Kondor
Owner
NPO Mash
Country
Russia
Builder
NPO Mashinostroenie
Platform (bus)
Kondor

Launch

Date
June 27, 2013 · 16:53 UTC
Launch record
2013-032Success
Rocket
Strela
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC175/59

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
497 km
Apogee
500 km
Inclination
74.73°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
November 29, 2022
Last known active
September 2015
End of operations
Sep 28, 2015

Size

Mass
1,150 kg
Dry mass
1,150 kg
Length
2.5 m
Diameter
0.80 m
Span
5.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q121864183 (CC0).