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COSMOS 2385

OperationalPayloadLEONORAD 27056

COSMOS 2385 is a Ministry of Defense payload satellite, launched on December 28, 2001 into LEO.

Launch

Launch date
December 28, 2001 at 03:24 AM UTC
Launch site
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Launched by
Tsiklon-3 →
Operator
Russian Space Forces
Mission
Strela-3 128 to 130 & Gonets 10 to 12

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
1,425 km
Periapsis
1,417 km
Inclination
82.54°
Orbital period
114.23 min
Orbit data fetched
October 13, 2026 at 10:02 PM UTC

Spacecraft

Operator
Ministry of Defense
Manufacturer
NPO/PM - Scientific Research Institute for Precision Instruments (NII-TP)
Users
Military
Launch mass
225 kg
Design lifetime
3 years
Dimensions
Ø0.8 × 1.6 m

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2001-058B
NORAD catalog №
27056
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
RussiaRussia (CIS / former USSR)
Radar cross-section
0.8418 m²
Status
Operational