Cosmos 2370

CIS

Launch data:

Designation	26354 / 00023A
Launch date	03 May 2000 - 13:25 UT
Launch site	Baik, LC1
Launch vehicle	Soyuz-U (11A511U) (S/N A15000-649)
Mission	Military: reconnaissance
Satellite type	Yantar-4KS2 #9, Neman #9
Earth orbit on May 4.38, 2000:
Perigee / Apogee	241 x 302 km
Eccentricity	0.005
Inclination	64.76 deg
Period	89.95 min

Spacecraft data:

Prime manufactor
Platform
Operator
Mass at launch	7000 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape	Cylindrical + 2 panels
Dimension (m)	6.5 long, 2.7 dia
Equipment
Solar array
Stabilization
Propulsion
DC power

End of live:

Decay date:	04 May 2001
Lifetime:	366 days

It was built by TsSKB-Progress.

The Neman relays digital imagery to earth via geostationary comsats and is the Russian equivalent of the KH 11. Neman was first launched in Feb 1986 (Cosmos 1731).

Said to relay data through Geizer satellites.

Ref: #7, #15, #206, #207 - update: 10.07.11