COSMOS 2347 (25088)

COSPAR: 1997-079A | Alt Name: Kosmos-2347

DECAYED

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Launch Details

Launch Date

December 9, 1997

Launch Site

Tyuratam Missile and Space Complex

Launch Pad

LC90/19

Launch Vehicle

Tsiklon-2

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

25088

International Designator

1997-079A

Decay Date

12/12/1999

Basic Satellite Info

Name

COSMOS 2347

Alternative Name

Kosmos-2347

Type

Payload

Status

Decayed

Owner

VMFR

Country

Russia

Constellation

N/A

Related Satellites

Major Events

N/A

Summary

COSMOS 2347, also known as Kosmos-2347, is an ocean surveillance satellite launched on December 9, 1997, from the Tysmch launch site using a Tsiklon-2 launch vehicle. The spacecraft has dimensions of 10 meters in length and 1.3 meters in diameter with a span of 17 meters. It was manufactured by ARSL/KOMET for VMFR and is equipped with two deployable fixed solar arrays and batteries to power its systems. COSMOS 2347, classified under the US-P bus configuration, has a dry mass of 3000 kg and a launch mass of 3400 kg. The satellite's mission involves passive ocean surveillance. Its shape consists of a cylinder with two panels, and it has an RCS value of 22.6723.

Physical Characteristics

Length

Diameter

1.3

Span

Dry Mass

3000

Launch Mass

3400

Shape

Cyl + 2 Pan

Radar Cross Section

22.6723

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

US-PU No. 6L

Purpose

Ocean surveillance, passive

Mission

Ocean surveillance, passive

Manufacturer

ARSL/KOMET

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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