Cosmos 2409

CIS

Launch data:

Designation	04037B
Launch date	23 Sep 2004 - ~15:07 UT
Launch site	Pl, LC-132/1
Launch vehicle	Cosmos-3M
Mission	Military communications
Satellite type	Strela-3 (#136)
Earth orbit on 24 Sep:
Perigee / Apogee	1473 / 1496 km
Inclination	82.48°
Period	115.64 min

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor
Platform
Mass at launch	225 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Dimension
Basic shape
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power
Design lifetime

Mission details:

Third launch of Strela-3 military communications satellites using the Cosmos-3M vehicle.
Launched into Plane A of the constellation, like the previous two two-payload launches in this programme C2390/91 & C2400/01.

Ref.: #3(SD387), #14 - update: 21.12.04