COSMOS 2326 (23748)

COSPAR: 1995-071A | Alt Name: Kosmos-2326

DECAYED

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Launch Details

Launch Date

December 20, 1995

Launch Site

Tyuratam Missile and Space Complex

Launch Pad

LC90/20

Launch Vehicle

Tsiklon-2

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

23748

International Designator

1995-071A

Decay Date

11/8/1997

Basic Satellite Info

Name

COSMOS 2326

Alternative Name

Kosmos-2326

Type

Payload

Status

Decayed

Owner

VMFR

Country

Russia

Constellation

N/A

Related Satellites

Major Events

N/A

Summary

COSMOS 2326, also known as Kosmos-2326, is an ocean surveillance satellite operated by VMFR and launched on December 20, 1995, from the Tymshchuk Site (TYMSC) using a Tsiklon-2 launch vehicle. The spacecraft has dimensions of 10 meters in length, 1.3 meters in diameter, and a span of 17 meters. It has a dry mass of 3000 kg and was launched with a total mass of 3400 kg. Manufactured by ARSL, COSMOS 2326 is equipped with two deployable fixed solar arrays and batteries for power generation. The satellite's mission is passive ocean surveillance, and it has an RCS (reflective cross-section) value of 25.9905. Its shape consists of a cylinder with two panels.

Physical Characteristics

Length

Diameter

1.3

Span

Dry Mass

3000

Launch Mass

3400

Shape

Cyl + 2 Pan

Radar Cross Section

25.9905

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

US-PU No. 7L

Purpose

Ocean surveillance, passive

Mission

Ocean surveillance, passive

Manufacturer

ARSL

Life Expectancy

Unknown

Bus

US-P

Configuration

US-Bus

Motor

Unknown

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

2 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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