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Kosmos 2446

Russian military early warning satellite. Kosmos 2446 was launched on December 2, 2008 aboard a Molniya 8K78M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (May 6, 2017).

COSPAR 2008-062ANORAD 33447Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-2446
Common name
Kosmos 2446
Payload designation
Oko 73D6 No. 6070
Other names
73D6 No. 190-26-301:RA
International designator
2008-062A
NORAD catalog number
33447
GCAT identifier
S33447
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/561

Mission

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

Launch

Date
December 2, 2008 · 04:59 UTC
Launch record
2008-062Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC16/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
HEO/M
Perigee
522 km
Apogee
39,190 km
Inclination
62.86°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
May 6, 2017
Last known active
June 2014
End of operations
October 2014

Size

Mass
1,900 kg
Dry mass
1,850 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 Q3398052 (CC0).