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Radio-ROSTO

Radio-ROSTO was launched on December 26, 1994 aboard a Rokot from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1994-085ANORAD 23439Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Radio-ROSTO
Payload designation
RS-15
International designator
1994-085A
NORAD catalog number
23439
GCAT identifier
S23439
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/281

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Civil government
Program
Radio RS
Owner
NPO PM
Country
Russia
Builder
NPO Applied Mechanics
Platform (bus)
Strela-1M

Launch

Date
December 26, 1994 · 03:01 UTC
Launch record
1994-085Success
Rocket
Rokot
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC175/58

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
MEO
Perigee
1,881 km
Apogee
2,163 km
Inclination
64.82°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
January 2023
End of operations
1995

Size

Mass
70 kg
Dry mass
70 kg
Length
0.8 m
Diameter
0.80 m
Span
0.8 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q60848602 (CC0).