Kosmos 2472
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| Mission type | Reconnaissance satellite |
|---|---|
| Operator | GRU |
| COSPAR ID | 2011-028A |
| SATCAT no. | 37726 |
| Mission duration | 119 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Kobalt-M |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 27 June 2011, 16:00 UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-U |
| Launch site | Plesetsk 16/2 |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | 24 October 2011 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth Orbit[1] |
| Perigee altitude | 217 kilometres (135 mi)[1] |
| Apogee altitude | 338 kilometres (210 mi)[1] |
| Inclination | 81.3 degrees |
| Period | 90.06 minutes |
| Epoch | 29 June 2011[1] |
Kosmos 2472 (Russian: Космос 2472 meaning Cosmos 2472) was a Russian Kobalt-M reconnaissance satellite which was launched in 2011 by the Russian Aerospace Defence Forces. It was launched in June 2011 and remained in orbit until October 2011.[2][3]
Kosmos 2472 was launched from Site 16/2 at Plesetsk Cosmodrome. A Soyuz-U carrier rocket was used to perform the launch, which took place at 16:00 UTC on 27 June 2011. The launch successfully placed the satellite into low Earth orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 2011-028A.[4] The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 37726.[5]
