Military
NORAD ID: 38101
Int'l Code: 2012-012A
Perigee: 35,774.1 km
Apogee: 35,811.9 km
Inclination: 1.4 °
Period: 1,436.1 minutes
Semi major axis: 42163 km
Launch date: March 30, 2012
Source: Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS)
Comments: 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.
Two Line Element Set (TLE):
1 38101U 12012A 13140.68043584 -.00000058 00000-0 10000-3 0 3123
2 38101 001.4430 289.7180 0004479 131.5848 227.8816 01.00274416 4177
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for COSMOS 2479
