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COSMOS 2384 (27055)
COSPAR: 2001-058A | Alt Name: Kosmos-2384
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Launch Details
Launch Date
December 28, 2001
Launch Site
PLMSC
Launch Pad
LC32/1
Launch Vehicle
Tsiklon-3
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
27055
International Designator
2001-058A
Epoch
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Apogee
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Inclination
82.54°
Right Ascension
222.65°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
209.61°
Period
114.30 min
Mean Motion
12.60 rev/day
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
COSMOS 2384
Alternative Name
Kosmos-2384
Type
Payload
Status
Non-operational
Owner
KVR
Country
Russia
Constellation
N/A
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Major Events
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Latest TLEs
1 27055U 01058A 26185.33578124 .00000012 00000-0 85255-5 0 9991
2 27055 82.5434 222.6458 0009547 209.6093 150.4457 12.59891936127212
Source: Celestrak
Summary
COSMOS 2384, also known as Kosmos-2384, is a military communication satellite with the OBJECT_ID of 2001-058A and was launched on December 28, 2001, from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome's LC32/1 launch pad using the Tsiklon-3 launch vehicle. It has dimensions of 1.6 meters in length and 0.8 meters in diameter with a span of 7 meters. The satellite is equipped with solar cells and batteries for power, weighs 225 kilograms at launch, and was manufactured by NPOPMR (KVR). Its payload consists of the Strela-3 No. 143L (843) communications system. The shape of the satellite is cylindrical with antennas, and it has a radar cross-section (RCS) of 0.9247 square meters.
Physical Characteristics
Length
1.6
Diameter
0.8
Span
7
Dry Mass
225
Launch Mass
225
Shape
Cyl + Ant
Radar Cross Section
0.9247
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
Strela-3 No. 143L (843)
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
Map
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