Kosmos 2499

Kosmos 2499
OperatorRussia
COSPAR ID2014-028E Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.39765
Start of mission
Launch date23 May 2014, 05:27:54 (2014-05-23UTC05:27:54Z) UTC[1]
RocketRokot/Briz-KM
Launch sitePlesetsk 133/3
End of mission
DestroyedJanuary 4 2023, 03:57 (2023-01-04UTC03:58Z) UTC[1]
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude1,156 kilometres (718 mi)[2]
Apogee altitude1,512 kilometres (940 mi)[2]
Inclination82.44 degrees[2]
Period112.19 minutes[2]
Epoch25 January 2015, 03:55:30 UTC[2]

Kosmos 2499[3] was a Russian satellite orbiting the Earth, before breaking up on January 4, 2023.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference ll was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c d e "COSMOS 2499 Satellite details 2014-028E NORAD 39765". N2YO. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  3. ^ Brid-Aine Parnell (18 November 2014). "Call 007! SECRET RUSSIAN ORBITAL WEAPON being tracked by NORAD". The Register. Retrieved 18 November 2014.