Satellites

Payload

COSMOS 2439

OperationalPayloadLEO

COSMOS 2439 is a Ministry of Defense payload satellite, launched on May 23, 2008 into LEO.

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Launch

Launch date
May 23, 2008 at 03:20 PM UTC
Launch site
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Operator
Russian Space Forces
Mission
Strela-3 137 to 139

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
1,510 km
Periapsis
1,477 km
Inclination
82.51°
Orbital period
115.84 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Ministry of Defense
Manufacturer
OAOÊISS
Users
Military
Launch mass
225 kg
Power
300 W
Design lifetime
5 years

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2008-025D
NORAD catalog №
32956
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
RussiaRussia (CIS / former USSR)
Radar cross-section
0.8827 m²
Status
Operational