Military
NORAD ID: 37806
Int'l Code: 2011-048A
Perigee: 35,785.4 km
Apogee: 35,802.2 km
Inclination: 0.1 °
Period: 1,436.1 minutes
Semi major axis: 42164 km
Launch date: September 20, 2011
Source: Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS)
Comments: 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.
Two Line Element Set (TLE):
1 37806U 11048A 13144.78984243 -.00000138 00000-0 10000-3 0 4415
2 37806 000.0569 097.2875 0001996 032.2842 117.2502 01.00271483 6224
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for COSMOS 2473
