Saturday, April 12, 2008

Kosmos 2421

 2006-026A


Kosmos-2421 was launched in mid-2006 carrying the usual US-PU payload as well as a Konus-A gamma ray burst detector from the Ioffe FTI. Media reported that one of two solar arrays failed to open: however, the spacecraft was at least partially operational.


Kosmos-2421 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2006 Jun 26  0400  Launch by Tsiklon 2  KB LC90/20 
 0405  Stage 2 sep  100? x 400 x 65.0 
 0448?  DU burn, orbit insertion 
2006 Jul 9    92.78 404 x 416 x 65.0 
2007 Dec 30    92.79 402 x 419 x 65.0  
2008 Feb 15    92.785 402 x 419 x 65.0

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