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COSMOS 2513 (41121)
COSPAR: 2015-075A | Alt Name: Kosmos-2513
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Launch Details
Launch Date
December 13, 2015
Launch Site
Launch Pad
LC81/24
Launch Vehicle
Proton-M/Briz-M
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
41121
International Designator
2015-075A
Epoch
Sat, 04 Jul 2026 04:00:13 GMT
Apogee
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Inclination
0.07°
Right Ascension
104.44°
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Argument of Perigee
336.99°
Period
1436.07 min
Mean Motion
1.00 rev/day
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
COSMOS 2513
Alternative Name
Kosmos-2513
Type
Payload
Status
Operational
Owner
VVKOV
Country
Russia
Constellation
N/A
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Major Events
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Latest TLEs
1 41121U 15075A 26185.16682381 -.00000127 00000-0 00000-0 0 9995
2 41121 0.0668 104.4379 0003240 336.9940 341.0594 1.00273357 38715
Source: Celestrak
Summary
COSMOS 2513 (also known as Kosmos-2513) is a military relay satellite with a bus configuration type Ekspress-2000, launched on December 13, 2015, from the TSYMC launch site using a Proton-M/Briz-M launch vehicle. The satellite has dimensions of 6 meters in length and 2 meters in diameter, with a span of 27 meters. It has a dry mass of 1500 kg and a launch mass of 2500 kg. Equipped with two deployable solar arrays and batteries for power, the satellite's mission is military relay communications. The manufacturer is RESH (Russian Electro-Optical Systems Holding), and it is owned by VVKOV (Russian Aerospace Forces). Its payload is identified as Garpun No. 12L, and its shape consists of a cylinder with two panels, giving it a radar cross-section of 3.362 square meters.
Physical Characteristics
Length
6
Diameter
2
Span
27
Dry Mass
1500
Launch Mass
2500
Shape
Cyl + 2 Pan
Radar Cross Section
3.362
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
Garpun No. 12L
Purpose
Military relay
Mission
Military relay
Manufacturer
RESH
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Ekspress-2000
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
AOCS
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
2 deployable solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
Map
Next Pass
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