COSMOS 2473

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COSMOS 2473 is classified as:

NORAD ID: 37806

Int'l Code: 2011-048A

Perigee: 35,761.8 km

Apogee: 35,781.6 km

Inclination: 3.6 °

Period: 1,435.0 minutes

Semi major axis: 42142 km

RCS: 5.792 m² (large)

Launch date: September 20, 2011
Source: Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS)
Launch site: TYURATAM MISSILE AND SPACE COMPLEX (TTMTR)

Cosmos-2473 is reported to be a new military relay satellite. It is believed to be a satellite of a new type, identified as Garpun (Harpoon), which was developed to replace older Geizer satellites of the Potok system. This system was built to relay information from reconnaissance satellites in real time. The last Geizer satellite, Cosmos-2371 (26394), was launched in July 2000 and stopped operations in 2009.

1 37806U 11048A   24130.44072111 -.00000287  00000-0  00000-0 0  9996
2 37806   3.6102  82.9121 0002353  80.9038 165.6543  1.00350538 46322

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC