COSMOS 2473

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COSMOS 2473 is classified as:

Geostationary
Military

NORAD ID: 37806

Int'l Code: 2011-048A

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   26254.12086057  .00000103  00000-0  00000+0 0  9999
2 37806   5.7904  72.3729 0006403 136.9421  17.9126  1.00290042  8338

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC