COSMOS 2451 (35498)

COSPAR: 2009-036A | Alt Name: Kosmos-2451

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Launch Details

Launch Date

July 6, 2009

Launch Site

PLMSC

Launch Pad

LC133/3

Launch Vehicle

Rokot

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

35498

International Designator

2009-036A

Epoch

Sat, 04 Jul 2026 06:22:56 GMT

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Inclination

82.49°

Right Ascension

81.77°

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Argument of Perigee

164.40°

Period

116.05 min

Mean Motion

12.41 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

COSMOS 2451

Alternative Name

Kosmos-2451

Type

Payload

Status

Operational

Owner

KVR

Country

Russia

Constellation

N/A

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Major Events

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Latest TLEs

1 35498U 09036A   26185.26593050  .00000045  00000-0  26389-3 0  9999

2 35498  82.4884  81.7653 0006501 164.3984 195.7296 12.40870713769769

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Summary

COSMOS 2451 (also known as Kosmos-2451) is a military communication satellite belonging to Russia's KVR. It was launched on July 6, 2009, from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome Launch Site using a Rokot launch vehicle from Launch Pad LC133/3. The spacecraft has dimensions of 1.6 meters in length and 0.8 meters in diameter with a span of 7 meters and carries the Strela-3 payload No. 158L (558). It was manufactured by RESH and features solar cells and batteries for power generation. COSMOS 2451 has a dry mass of 225 kilograms and an initial launch mass of 225 kilograms, with its shape described as cylindrical with antennas. The satellite's radar cross-section (RCS) is measured at 0.7842 square meters.

Physical Characteristics

Length

1.6

Diameter

0.8

Span

Dry Mass

225

Launch Mass

225

Shape

Cyl + Ant

Radar Cross Section

0.7842

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Strela-3 No. 158L (558)

Purpose

Military Communication

Mission

Military Communication

Manufacturer

RESH

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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