Status
Success
Cosmos 2454
Launch Time
Tue Jul 21, 2009 03:57 UTC
Tue Jul 21, 2009 03:57 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 2454
It is a satellite of the Parouss constellation. These are military positioning satellites, used to give the position of Soviet and Russian submarines and ships. They have an accuracy of 100 meters, and are still operational today.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 580.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Sterkh
The Sterkh satellites are to replace the Nadezhda series in the international Search and Rescue Satellite-Aided System (COSPAS-SARSAT). Unlike the Nadezhda precursors, the Sterkh series does not provide navigation services, which has been taken over by the GLONASS system. Therefore the satellites can be much smaller and were launched piggy-back on other LEO missions.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 160.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Site 132/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Stats
2009
41st orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
478th mission
1st mission of 2009
449th successful mission
21st consecutive successful mission