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Kosmos 2481

Communications satellite. Kosmos 2481 was launched on July 28, 2012 aboard a Rokot from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2012-041ANORAD 38733Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-2481
Common name
Kosmos 2481
Payload designation
Strela-3 No. 157L (557)
Other names
Strela-3 [No. 135]:JP
International designator
2012-041A
NORAD catalog number
38733
GCAT identifier
S38733
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/661

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Defense
Program
Strela-3
Owner
VVKO
Country
Russia
Builder
OAO M. Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems
Platform (bus)
Strela-3M

Launch

Date
July 28, 2012 · 01:35 UTC
Launch record
2012-041Success
Rocket
Rokot
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC133/3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
1,482 km
Apogee
1,510 km
Inclination
82.48°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
June 2014
End of operations
2020

Size

Mass
225 kg
Dry mass
225 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 Q488366 (CC0).