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COSMOS 2468 (RODNIK-S 3)

OperationalPayloadLEO

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Launch

Launch date
September 8, 2010 at 03:30 AM UTC
Launch site
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Launched by
Rokot/Briz-KM →
Operator
Russian Space Forces
Mission
Gonets-M12 & 2 x Strela-3 (Kosmos 2467, Kosmos 2468)
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
1,502 km
Periapsis
1,480 km
Inclination
82.46°
Orbital period
115.78 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Ministry of Defense
Manufacturer
OAO ISS
Users
Military
Launch mass
225 kg
Design lifetime
3 years

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2010-043C
NORAD catalog №
37154
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
RussiaRussia (CIS / former USSR)
Radar cross-section
1.453 m²
Status
Operational