Kosmos 2484
| Mission type | Communications |
|---|---|
| Operator | VKO |
| COSPAR ID | 2013-001C |
| SATCATno. | 39059 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Strela-3M |
| Manufacturer | Reshetnev ISS[1] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | January 15, 2013, 16:24UTC |
| Rocket | Rokot/Briz-KM[2] |
| Launch site | Plesetsk133/3[1] |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
Kosmos 2484(Russian:Космос 2484meaningCosmos 2484) is a Russian military store-dump communicationssatellitelaunched in 2013, together withKosmos 2483andKosmos 2482.
This satellite is aStrela-3M/Rodniksatellite, a modification of the civilianGonetssatellites.[3]
Kosmos 2484 was launched fromsite 133/3atPlesetsk Cosmodromein northern Russia. Arokotcarrier rocket with aBriz-KMupper stage was used to perform the launch which took place at 16:24 UTC on 15 January 2013. The launch successfully placed the satellite intolow Earth orbit.It subsequently received itsKosmosdesignation, and theinternational designator2013-001C. TheUnited States Strategic Command(the successor of theUnited States Space Command) assigned it theSatellite Catalog Number39059.[3][4][5]
The launch was postponed from 8 December 2012 and was the first launch of a Rokot since the 28 July 2012 launch ofKosmos 2481,another Rodnik.[6]
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