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Kosmos 2499

Russian satellite. Kosmos 2499 was launched on May 23, 2014 aboard a Rokot from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2014-028ENORAD 39765Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-2499
Common name
Kosmos 2499
Payload designation
Nivelir No. 2
Other names
RS-47
International designator
2014-028E
NORAD catalog number
39765
GCAT identifier
S39765
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/728

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
May 23, 2014 · 05:27 UTC
Launch record
2014-028Success
Rocket
Rokot
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC133/3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
1,479 km
Apogee
1,509 km
Inclination
82.45°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
January 2023

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 Q18543495 (CC0).