COSMOS 2314 (23601)

COSPAR: 1995-031A | Alt Name: Kosmos-2314

DECAYED

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Launch Details

Launch Date

June 28, 1995

Launch Site

PLMSC

Launch Pad

LC43/3

Launch Vehicle

Soyuz-U-PVB

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

23601

International Designator

1995-031A

Decay Date

9/6/1995

Basic Satellite Info

Name

COSMOS 2314

Alternative Name

Kosmos-2314

Type

Payload

Status

Decayed

Owner

VKS

Country

Russia

Constellation

N/A

Related Satellites

Major Events

N/A

Summary

COSMOS 2314 (also known as Kosmos-2314) is a reconnaissance satellite launched by Russia on June 28, 1995, from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome using a Soyuz-U-PVB launch vehicle. The spacecraft, built by TSSKB and operated by VKS, features a Yantar'-4K2 bus with a main reentry module and two small reentry capsules for returning film-based reconnaissance imagery to Earth. It has dimensions of 6.3 meters in length, 2.7 meters in diameter, and spans 6.3 meters, with both launch mass and dry mass at 2886 kg. The satellite is powered by two deployable solar arrays and batteries. Its shape consists of a cylindrical body with two panels.

Physical Characteristics

Length

6.3

Diameter

2.7

Span

6.3

Dry Mass

2886

Launch Mass

2886

Shape

Cyl + 2 Pan

Radar Cross Section

35.0695

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Kobal't No. 546

Purpose

Reconnaissance, photo (film return type)

Mission

Reconnaissance, photo (film return type)

Manufacturer

TSSKB

Life Expectancy

Unknown

Bus

Yantar'-4K2

Configuration

Yantar Bus, main reentry module, 2 small reentry capsules

Motor

Unknown

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

2 deployable solar arrays, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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