COSMOS 2363 [GLONASS]
1998-12-30
Satellite information COSMOS 2363 [GLONASS] - GLONASS 73, GN 784
| Spacetrack Directory Name | COSMOS 2363 [GLONASS] |
| Alternative name | GLONASS 73, GN 784 |
| Group | GLONASS |
| Orbit launches |
1998-12-30 |
| Deorbitation |
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| Country/organisation of origin | Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS) |
| Starting point | TYMSC (Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan) |
| Type | Satellite |
| Categories | |
| Perigee | 19071 km |
| Apogee | 19188 km |
Additional information COSMOS 2363 [GLONASS]
The COSMOS 2363 [GLONASS], also known as Kosmos-2363, is a Russian navigation satellite launched on December 30, 1998, from the TYMSC launch site using the Proton-K/DM-2 vehicle. With a dry mass of 1,200 kg and a launch mass of 1,300 kg, it measures 4 meters in length, has a diameter of 1.5 meters, and spans 7.8 meters with its solar arrays deployed. The satellite is equipped with two deployable solar arrays and batteries for power generation. It operates on a three-axis stabilized platform, designed to support navigation missions as part of the GLONASS constellation managed by VKSR/IACG. Manufactured by POL, it has a mission lifetime of 3 years and features a cylindrical body plus antennas and solar panels in its structure, with an RCS (reflective cross section) value of 3.981.
satellite COSMOS 2363 [GLONASS] Date of exalting 30.12.1998y.ISS
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