STERKH

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STERKH is classified as:

Search & rescue

NORAD ID: 35636

Int'l Code: 2009-039B

Perigee: 921.1 km

Apogee: 949.3 km

Inclination: 83.0 °

Period: 103.6 minutes

Semi major axis: 7306 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   24285.03262063  .00000564  00000-0  44329-3 0  9997
2 35636  82.9543 131.9631 0019290 204.3944 155.6310 13.90151444772365

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC