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Kosmos 2445

Russian Spacecraft. Kosmos 2445 was launched on November 14, 2008 aboard a Soyuz-U-PVB from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Feb 23, 2009).

COSPAR 2008-058ANORAD 33439Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-2445
Common name
Kosmos 2445
Payload designation
Kobal't-M No. 559
Other names
Yantar'-4K2M No. 85L:P,11F695M No. 526-76-559:RA
International designator
2008-058A
NORAD catalog number
33439
GCAT identifier
S33439
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/560

Mission

Mission type
Optical imaging
Use
Defense
Program
Kobal't-M
Owner
KVR
Country
Russia
Builder
Arsenal Design Bureau
Platform (bus)
Yantar'-4K2M

Launch

Date
November 14, 2008 · 15:50 UTC
Launch record
2008-058Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC16/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
193 km
Apogee
342 km
Inclination
67.16°
Status
Landed
Status date
February 23, 2009
Last known active
Feb 23, 2009
End of operations
Feb 23, 2009

Size

Mass
3,186 kg
Dry mass
3,186 kg
Total mass with attached objects
6,900 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 Q12753772 (CC0).