Engineering:Kosmos 2452
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Kosmos 2452 is a Russian military communications satellite. It was launched July 6, 2009, at 1:26 UTC.[1] It was launched by a Rokot launch vehicle from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome to a 1,400 km circular orbit and a high inclination (~82 degrees).
It was the second Strela 3M satellite and was launched with two other satellites.[2] Strela-3M (also known as Rodnik-S) is an improved version of the Strela-3 military communications satellite.[3]
Satellites of this type record digital information and then forward the stored data when the satellite is in view of a receiving antenna. This approach is used for communications in remote area lacking more traditional ground-based communications channels.[4]
References
- ↑ "2009 - Satellite & Spacecraft Launches and Detailed Orbits". http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/Launches/Launches.php?year=2009.
- ↑ "Strela-3M (Rodnik-S, 14F132)". https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/strela-3m.htm.
- ↑ "Cosmos 2452". https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=2009-036B.
- ↑ "Rodnik military communications satellites". https://www.russianspaceweb.com/rodnik.html.
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