COSMOS 2330 (23792)

COSPAR: 1996-009F | Alt Name: Kosmos-2330

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Launch Details

Launch Date

February 19, 1996

Launch Site

PLMSC

Launch Pad

LC32/1

Launch Vehicle

Tsiklon-3

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

23792

International Designator

1996-009F

Epoch

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Inclination

82.58°

Right Ascension

333.14°

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Argument of Perigee

44.68°

Period

114.20 min

Mean Motion

12.61 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

COSMOS 2330

Alternative Name

Kosmos-2330

Type

Payload

Status

Non-operational

Owner

VKS

Country

Russia

Constellation

N/A

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Latest TLEs

1 23792U 96009F   26185.11604759  .00000028  00000-0  96772-4 0  9997

2 23792  82.5830 333.1365 0012086  44.6753 315.5309 12.60978095397777

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Summary

COSMOS 2330, also known as Kosmos-2330, is a military communication satellite launched on February 19, 1996, from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome (LC32/1) using the Tsiklon-3 launch vehicle. The spacecraft, manufactured by NPOPMR for the Russian Air Force (VKS), has dimensions of 1.6 meters in length and 0.8 meters in diameter with a span of 7 meters, indicating it likely carries deployable solar panels or antennas. It weighs approximately 225 kilograms both at launch and dry mass. The satellite's power is supplied by solar cells complemented with batteries. Its primary mission involves military communication, featuring the Strela-3 payload for this purpose. With a radar cross-section (RCS) of 0.9794 square meters and an identifiable shape described as cylindrical with antennas, COSMOS 2330 operates in orbit to support Russian military communications.

Physical Characteristics

Length

1.6

Diameter

0.8

Span

Dry Mass

225

Launch Mass

225

Shape

Cyl + Ant

Radar Cross Section

0.9794

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Strela-3

Purpose

Military Communication

Mission

Military Communication

Manufacturer

NPOPMR

Life Expectancy

Unknown

Bus

Strela-3

Configuration

Unknown

Motor

Unknown

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

Solar cells, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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