COSMOS 2473

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COSMOS 2473 is classified as:

NORAD ID: 37806

Int'l Code: 2011-048A

Perigee: 35,761.5 km

Apogee: 35,783.3 km

Inclination: 3.6 °

Period: 1,435.0 minutes

Semi major axis: 42143 km

RCS: 5.792 m² (large)

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   24138.79935476 -.00000275  00000-0  00000+0 0  9990
2 37806   3.6313  82.8139 0002578  73.9324 312.4066  1.00347991 46447

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC