Kosmos 2481

Kosmos 2481
Mission typeCommunications
OperatorVKO
COSPAR ID2012-041A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.38733
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeStrela-3
ManufacturerNPO PM[1]
Launch mass225 kilograms (496 lb)[1]
Start of mission
Launch date28 July 2012, 01:35 (2012-07-28UTC01:35Z) UTC
RocketRokot/Briz-KM
Launch sitePlesetsk 133/3
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude1,483 kilometres (921 mi)[2]
Apogee altitude1,511 kilometres (939 mi)[2]
Inclination82.48 degrees
Period115.91 minutes

Kosmos 2481 (‹See Tfd›Russian: Космос 2481 meaning Cosmos 2481) is a Russian Strela-3 military communications satellite which was launched in 2012 by the Russian Aerospace Defence Forces. It was launched with 2 Gonets-M civilian communication satellites and a research satellite called Yubileiny-2, also known as MiR.

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