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Kosmos 2491

Kosmos 2491 was launched on December 25, 2013 aboard a Rokot from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2013-076ENORAD 39497Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-2491
Common name
Kosmos 2491
Payload designation
Nivelir No. 1
Other names
RS-46
International designator
2013-076E
NORAD catalog number
39497
GCAT identifier
S39497
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/709

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Defense
Program
Nivelir
Owner
TsNIIKhM
Country
Russia
Builder
Central Sci. Res. Inst. for Chemistry and Mechanics
Platform (bus)
Nivelir

Launch

Date
December 25, 2013 · 00:31 UTC
Launch record
2013-076Success
Rocket
Rokot
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC133/3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
1,482 km
Apogee
1,508 km
Inclination
82.49°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Dec 22, 2019
End of operations
Dec 22, 2019

Size

Mass
100 kg
Dry mass
100 kg
Length
1.0 m
Diameter
0.40 m
Span
1.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q20804096 (CC0).