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Kosmos 2351

Russian military early warning satellite. Kosmos 2351 was launched on May 7, 1998 aboard a Molniya 8K78M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1998-027ANORAD 25327Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-2351
Common name
Kosmos 2351
Payload designation
Oko 73D6 No. 6067
Other names
73D6 No. 190-13-901:RA
International designator
1998-027A
NORAD catalog number
25327
GCAT identifier
S25327
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/347

Mission

Mission type
Missile early warning
Use
Defense
Program
Oko E
Owner
PVO
Country
Russia
Builder
NPO Lavochkin
Platform (bus)
Oko

Launch

Date
May 7, 1998 · 08:53 UTC
Launch record
1998-027Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC16/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
HEO/M
Perigee
544 km
Apogee
39,812 km
Inclination
62.99°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
January 2001
End of operations
January 2001

Size

Mass
1,250 kg
Dry mass
1,150 kg
Length
4.0 m
Diameter
2.00 m
Span
5.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q3397849 (CC0).