COSMOS 2473

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COSMOS 2473 is classified as:

NORAD ID: 37806

Int'l Code: 2011-048A

Perigee: 35,783.4 km

Apogee: 35,805.7 km

Inclination: 0.0 °

Period: 1,436.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42165 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   17233.12190755 -.00000140 +00000-0 +00000-0 0  9990
2 37806 000.0437 108.3417 0002652 051.3668 200.2869 01.00268867021769

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC