COSMOS 2351 (25327)

COSPAR: 1998-027A | Alt Name: Kosmos-2351

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Launch Details

Launch Date

May 7, 1998

Launch Site

PLMSC

Launch Pad

LC16/2

Launch Vehicle

Molniya 8K78M

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

25327

International Designator

1998-027A

Epoch

Sat, 27 Jun 2026 17:33:39 GMT

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Inclination

63.75°

Right Ascension

117.84°

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Argument of Perigee

180.16°

Period

718.05 min

Mean Motion

2.01 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

COSMOS 2351

Alternative Name

Kosmos-2351

Type

Payload

Status

Unknown

Owner

PVO

Country

Russia

Constellation

N/A

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Major Events

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Latest TLEs
1 25327U 98027A   26178.73170263  .00000712  00000-0  00000-0 0  9998
2 25327  63.7483 117.8405 7034656 180.1554 179.5965  2.00542477206172

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Summary
COSMOS 2351 (also known as Kosmos-2351) is an early warning satellite launched on May 7, 1998, from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC16/2 launch pad using a Molniya 8K78M launch vehicle. The spacecraft, designed by NPOL/KOMET and operated by PVO (Russian Air Force), measures 4 meters in length with a diameter of 2 meters and a span of 5 meters. It has a dry mass of 1150 kilograms and a launch mass of 1250 kilograms. Equipped with two deployable fixed solar arrays and batteries for power, COSMOS 2351 carries the Oko 73D6 No. 6067 payload for its early warning mission. The satellite has a shape described as Cyl + 2 Pan (cylinder with two panels) and a radar cross section of 6.3095 square meters.
Physical Characteristics

Length

4

Diameter

2

Span

5

Dry Mass

1150

Launch Mass

1250

Shape

Cyl + 2 Pan

Radar Cross Section

6.3095

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Oko 73D6 No. 6067

Purpose

Early warning

Mission

Early warning

Manufacturer

NPOL/KOMET

Life Expectancy

Unknown

Bus

Oko

Configuration

Unknown

Motor

Unknown

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

2 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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