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COSMOS 2416 (28908)
COSPAR: 2005-048A | Alt Name: Kosmos-2416
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Launch Details
Launch Date
December 21, 2005
Launch Site
PLMSC
Launch Pad
LC132/1
Launch Vehicle
Kosmos 11K65M
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
28908
International Designator
2005-048A
Epoch
Sat, 04 Jul 2026 05:45:30 GMT
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Inclination
82.47°
Right Ascension
296.75°
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Argument of Perigee
129.12°
Period
114.69 min
Mean Motion
12.56 rev/day
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
COSMOS 2416
Alternative Name
Kosmos-2416
Type
Payload
Status
Operational
Owner
KVR
Country
Russia
Constellation
N/A
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Major Events
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Latest TLEs
1 28908U 05048A 26185.23993763 .00000038 00000-0 17034-3 0 9997
2 28908 82.4699 296.7536 0009095 129.1223 253.9656 12.55600830941042
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Summary
COSMOS 2416, also known as Kosmos-2416, is a military communication satellite with a Strela-3M bus configuration launched on December 21, 2005, from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome using a Kosmos 11K65M launch vehicle. The spacecraft has dimensions of 1.6 meters in length and 0.8 meters in diameter with an antenna span of 7 meters. It weighs 280 kilograms both at launch and dry mass, powered by solar cells and batteries. The satellite is owned by KVR and was manufactured by NPOPMR for military communication purposes, carrying a Rodnik-S No. 11L payload. Its shape is described as cylindrical with an antenna, and it has a radar cross-section of 1.529 square meters.
Physical Characteristics
Length
1.6
Diameter
0.8
Span
7
Dry Mass
280
Launch Mass
280
Shape
Cyl + Ant
Radar Cross Section
1.529
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
Rodnik-S No. 11L
Purpose
Military Communication
Mission
Military Communication
Manufacturer
NPOPMR
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Strela-3M
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
Solar cells, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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