COSMOS 2386 (27057)

COSPAR: 2001-058C | Alt Name: Kosmos-2386

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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

27057

International Designator

2001-058C

Epoch

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 23:34:07 GMT

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Inclination

82.54°

Right Ascension

203.42°

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Argument of Perigee

82.85°

Period

114.14 min

Mean Motion

12.62 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

COSMOS 2386

Alternative Name

Kosmos-2386

Type

Payload

Status

Operational

Owner

KVR

Country

Russia

Constellation

N/A

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Major Events

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Latest TLEs
1 27057U 01058C   26184.98203185 -.00000001  00000-0 -63878-4 0  9991
2 27057  82.5420 203.4154 0001574  82.8491 277.2778 12.61616663128629

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Summary
COSMOS 2386 (also known as Kosmos-2386) is a military communication satellite operated by KVR and manufactured by NPOPMR in Russia. It was launched on December 28, 2001, from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC32/1 launch pad using a Tsiklon-3 launch vehicle. The satellite has dimensions of 1.6 meters in length, 0.8 meters in diameter, and spans 7 meters when its antennas are deployed. It weighs 225 kilograms at launch and is powered by solar cells and batteries. Its configuration consists of a cylindrical body with attached antennas, and it serves the purpose of military communication.
Physical Characteristics

Length

1.6

Diameter

0.8

Span

7

Dry Mass

225

Launch Mass

225

Shape

Cyl + Ant

Radar Cross Section

0.9025

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Strela-3 No. 145L (845)

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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