Search & rescue
NORAD ID: 35636
Int'l Code: 2009-039B
Perigee: 923.2 km
Apogee: 951.3 km
Inclination: 83.0 °
Period: 103.6 minutes
Semi major axis: 7308 km
Launch date: July 21, 2009
Source: Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS)
Comments: STERKH is a next-generation search and rescue satellite was also launched Tuesday. The Sterkh 1 craft is part of Russia's contribution to the COSPAS-SARSAT international satellite system for search and rescue. The 353-pound (160-kg) spacecraft will detect distress beacon signals from land, sea, and air, determine their location, and relay the information to emergency officials.
Two Line Element Set (TLE):
1 35636U 09039B 13142.27743418 .00000124 00000-0 88825-4 0 7261
2 35636 082.9585 045.1369 0019216 226.3112 283.5278 13.89585469194564
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for STERKH
