COSMOS 2479

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COSMOS 2479 is classified as:

• Military

NORAD ID: 38101
Int'l Code: 2012-012A
Perigee: 35,736.5 km
Apogee: 35,789.8 km
Inclination: 3.9 °
Period: 1,434.5 minutes
Semi major axis: 42134 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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1 38101U 12012A   20194.47113507 -.00000262 +00000-0 +00000-0 0  9994
2 38101 003.9027 071.9039 0006317 276.3202 037.6631 01.00381006030350

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC