Spacetrack Directory Name | COSMOS 2407 |
Follow COSMOS 2407 | COSMOS 2407 Tracker |
Pass predictions COSMOS 2407 | Pass predictions COSMOS 2407 |
Orbit launches | 2004-07-22 (20 years ago) |
Days in orbit | 7430 |
Country/organisation of origin | Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS) |
Starting point | PLMSC (Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia) |
Categories | |
Perigee | 948 km |
Apogee | 1008 km |
Orbit slope (inclination) | 82.96° |
Laps per day | 14 |
Orbit | LEO (Polar) |
Height COSMOS 2407 | 989.39 km |
NGC 2440 is a planetary nebula, one of many in our galaxy. Its central star, HD62166, is possibly the hottest known white dwarf. The nebula is situated in the constellation Puppis.
It was discovered by William Herschel on March 4, 1790. He described it as "a beautiful planetary nebula of a considerable degree of brightness, not very well defined." The nebula is located about 1.23 kiloparsecs (3.79×1019 m) or about 4,000 light years from the Sun.
In the table below we show the frequencies COSMOS 2407.
Downlink | Mode |
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149.970 MHz | FSK |
399.920 MHz | CW |