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COSMOS 2479

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COSMOS 2479 is classified as:


NORAD ID: 38101
Int'l Code: 2012-012A
Perigee: 35,765.7 km
Apogee: 35,790.8 km
Inclination: 8.0 °
Period: 1,435.3 minutes
Semi major axis: 42149 km
RCS: 0.003 m2 (small)
Launch date: March 30, 2012
Source: Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS)
Launch site: TYURATAM MISSILE AND SPACE COMPLEX (TTMTR)

Cosmos 2479 is a Russian military satellite. It is believeed to be an Oko-class early warning satellite designed to detect missile launches with an infrared telescope. COSMOS 2479, believed to be the last in the current early warning system, will be stationed in geosynchronous orbit 22,300 miles (35,888 km) over the equator, giving the platform a view of nearly half of Earth.
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NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog

Two Line Element Set (TLE):
1 38101U 12012A   25182.41871949 -.00000210  00000-0  00000-0 0  9994
2 38101   8.0388  59.7577 0002985 213.9734 127.5853  1.00327045 48561
Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC