Satellites

Payload

COSMOS 2482 (RODNIK-S 4)

OperationalPayloadLEO

COSMOS 2482 (RODNIK-S 4) is a Ministry of Defense payload satellite, launched on January 15, 2013 into LEO.

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Launch

Launch date
January 15, 2013 at 04:24 PM UTC
Launch site
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Operator
Russian Aerospace Defence Forces

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
1,516 km
Periapsis
1,472 km
Inclination
82.5°
Orbital period
115.85 min

Spacecraft

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

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2013-001A
NORAD catalog №
39057
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
RussiaRussia (CIS / former USSR)
Radar cross-section
1.7487 m²
Status
Operational