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COSMOS 2408

OperationalPayloadLEONORAD 28419

COSMOS 2408 is a Ministry of Defense payload satellite, launched on September 23, 2004 into LEO.

Launch

Launch date
September 23, 2004 at 03:07 PM UTC
Launch site
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Operator
Production Corporation Polyot
Mission
Strela-3 135 to 136

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
1,494 km
Periapsis
1,471 km
Inclination
82.49°
Orbital period
115.6 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)
2004-037A
NORAD catalog №
28419
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
RussiaRussia (CIS / former USSR)
Radar cross-section
0.8869 m²
Status
Operational