STERKH

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STERKH is classified as:

Search & rescue

NORAD ID: 35636

Int'l Code: 2009-039B

Perigee: 920.7 km

Apogee: 952.0 km

Inclination: 83.0 °

Period: 103.6 minutes

Semi major axis: 7307 km

RCS: 0.705 m² (medium)

Launch date: July 21, 2009
Source: Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS)
Launch site: PLESETSK MISSILE AND SPACE COMPLEX (PKMTR)

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.

1 35636U 09039B   18260.39420637 +.00000058 +00000-0 +34169-4 0  9995
2 35636 082.9603 011.6939 0021401 069.6978 290.6483 13.89825143464207

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC