Cosmos 2453

CIS

Spacecraft n°:

Russian spacecraft n°:

Launch data:

Designation	35500 / 09036C
Launch date	06 Jul 2009 - 01:26 UT
Launch site	Pl, LC-133
Launch vehicle	Rokot / Briz-KM
Mission	Military: Store-dump communications
Satellite type	Rodnik (#7)
Intermediate LEO orbit on Jul 06.28:
Perigee / Apogee	1496 x 1506 km
Eccentricity	6.35E-04
Inclination	82.49 deg
Period	116.00 min

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor	NPO Prikladnoi Mekhaniki (OAO ISS)
Platform
Operator	Russian Defense Ministry
Mass at launch	280 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape	Cylindrical
Dimension (m)	0.8 m dia & 1.6 m high
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power	40 W
Design lifetime	3-5 years

Mission details:

The three payloads for the launch are store-dump communications satellites: some reports say that two of the satellites are of the older Strela-3 type and one is the successor Rodnik type, while others suggest that three Rodnik-class satellites were carried. Manufactured by NPO Prikladnoi Mekhaniki. Cylindrical body, 0.8 metres diameter and 1.6 metres high, plus an extended boom for gravity stabilisation.

Ref.: #225(09.07), #226 - update: 2.12.09