COSMOS 2367 (26040)

COSPAR: 1999-072A | Alt Name: Kosmos-2367
DECAYED

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Launch Details

Launch Date

December 26, 1999

Launch Pad

LC90/20

Launch Vehicle

Tsiklon-2

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

26040

International Designator

1999-072A

Decay Date

7/19/2002

Basic Satellite Info

Name

COSMOS 2367

Alternative Name

Kosmos-2367

Type

Payload

Status

Decayed

Owner

VMFR

Country

Russia

Constellation

N/A

Related Satellites

Major Events

N/A

Summary
COSMOS 2367, also known as Kosmos-2367, is an ocean surveillance satellite with a passive mission launched by Russia on December 26, 1999, from the TYSMC launch site using LC90/20 and the Tsiklon-2 launch vehicle. It has dimensions of 10 meters in length and 1.3 meters in diameter, with a span of 17 meters. The satellite was manufactured by ARSL/KOMET and operated for the VMFR owner. Its dry mass is recorded at 3000 kg, while its launch mass was 3400 kg. It features two deployable fixed solar arrays and batteries as its power source. The spacecraft's shape is described as cylindrical with two panels, and it has a radar cross-section (RCS) value of 21.9784 square meters. Its payload includes the US-PU No. 8L for ocean surveillance purposes.
Physical Characteristics

Length

10

Diameter

1.3

Span

17

Dry Mass

3000

Launch Mass

3400

Shape

Cyl + 2 Pan

Radar Cross Section

21.9784

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

US-PU No. 8L

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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