Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Persona-2 (Cosmos 2486) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Russia |
Operator/Owner |
Ministry of Defense |
Users |
Military |
Purpose |
Reconnaissance |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
Sun-Synchronous |
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
714 |
Apogee (km) |
733 |
Eccentricity |
0.0013392542468457 |
Inclination (degrees) |
98.3 |
Period (minutes) |
99.2 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
7000 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
|
Date of Launch |
07-06-2013 |
Expected Lifetime |
3-5 yrs. |
Contractor |
TsSKB Progress |
Country of Contractor |
Russia |
Launch Site |
Plesetsk Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Soyuz 2.1b |
COSPAR Number |
2013-028A |
NORAD Number |
39177 |
Comments |
New class of optical reconnaissance satellites. First one, Persona-1, failed soon after launch in 2008. |