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Kosmos 2416

Satellite. Kosmos 2416 was launched on December 21, 2005 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2005-048ANORAD 28908Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-2416
Common name
Kosmos 2416
Payload designation
Rodnik-S No. 11L
Other names
Selena No. 11:P
International designator
2005-048A
NORAD catalog number
28908
GCAT identifier
S28908
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/488

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Defense
Program
Rodnik
Owner
KVR
Country
Russia
Builder
NPO Applied Mechanics
Platform (bus)
Strela-3M

Launch

Date
December 21, 2005 · 19:34 UTC
Launch record
2005-048Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC132/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
1,438 km
Apogee
1,448 km
Inclination
82.47°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Dec 21, 2005
End of operations
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 Q12753757 (CC0).