Cosmos 2454

Launch data:

Designation	35635 / 09039A
Launch date	21 Jul 2009 - 03:57 UT
Launch site	Plesetsk, LC-132/1
Launch vehicle	Cosmos-3M
Mission	Military: Navigation / Communication
Satellite type	Parus (#98)
Intermediate LEO orbit on:
Perigee / Apogee	917 x 644 km
Eccentricity	1.85E-03
Inclination	82.96 deg
Period	103.63 min

Prime contractor	Information Satellite Systems (formerly NPO-PM)
Platform
Operator	Ministry of Defense
Mass at launch	510 kg (800 kg?)
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power
Design lifetime	2-3 yrs

Normally part of a six-satellite constellation.
A second satellite, Cosmos-2454, was launched on the same rocket. It is a Parus satellite, used for military navigation and communications. Orbit of the satellites is 917 x 943 km x 83.0 deg.
The Kosmos-3M rocket entered a transfer orbit at around 0404 UTC. It reignited at about 0500 UTC to enter a 917 x 943 km orbit; the combined Sterkh/Parus pair separated from the final stage. Sterkh and Parus separated from each other at around 1300 to 1430 UTC. Parus mass is around 800 kg.

Ref.: #7(JR614), #226 - update: 15.08.09