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COSMOS 2486

OperationalPayloadLEONORAD 39177

COSMOS 2486 is a Ministry of Defense payload satellite, launched on June 7, 2013 into LEO.

Launch

Launch date
June 7, 2013 at 06:37 PM UTC
Launch site
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Launched by
Soyuz 2.1b →
Operator
Russian Aerospace Defence Forces

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
714 km
Periapsis
697 km
Inclination
98.01°
Orbital period
98.89 min
Orbit data fetched
October 14, 2026 at 04:02 PM UTC

Spacecraft

Operator
Ministry of Defense
Manufacturer
TsSKB Progress
Users
Military
Launch mass
7,000 kg
Design lifetime
5 years
Dimensions
Ø2.7 × 6.3 m
Detailed purpose
Optical Imaging

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2013-028A
NORAD catalog №
39177
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
RussiaRussia (CIS / former USSR)
Radar cross-section
16.049 m²
Status
Operational