Molniya-1T

CIS

First named Cosmos 2405, after that changed in Molniya-1T

Launch data:

Designation	28163 / 04005A
Launch date	18 Feb 2004 - 07:05:55 UT
Launch site	Plesetsk, LC-16/2
Launch vehicle	Molniya-M (8K78M)
Mission	Mil comms sat
Earth orbit on 24 Feb 2004:
Perigee / Apogee	633 x 39726 km
Inclination	62,84°
Period	717,86 min

The rocket entered low parking orbit and then half an orbit later fired to put its payload in a 12-hour ellliptical orbit. The payload was given the name Kosmos-2405. Novosti Kosmonavtiki, normally reliable, reports that this launch is a Molniya-1T military communications satellite; other sources indicate that the payload is an Oko early warning satellite. The orbit has an argument of perigee of 287 deg, similar to the Molniyas and the last two Oko launches but different from pre-2002 Okos.
The Molniya launch was part of the Bezopasnost'-2004 military exercise.

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor
Customer
Platform
Mass at launch	1600 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power

Decay:

Descent date:	16 Apr 2016 - .20
Lifetime:

Mission details:

Ref.: #3(SD380,381,522), #7(JR521), #97, #228 - update: 26.01.17