Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Rodnik (Cosmos 2416, Strela 3M) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Russia |
Operator/Owner |
Russian Defense Ministry |
Users |
Military |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
Intermediate |
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
1436 |
Apogee (km) |
1448 |
Eccentricity |
0.000768049155145929 |
Inclination (degrees) |
82.5 |
Period (minutes) |
114.7 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
225 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
|
Date of Launch |
21-12-2005 |
Expected Lifetime |
|
Contractor |
NPO-PM |
Country of Contractor |
Russia |
Launch Site |
Plesetsk Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Kosmos 3M |
COSPAR Number |
2005-048A |
NORAD Number |
28908 |
Comments |
Believed to be replacement system for Strela-3 store and dump communications. |