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COSMOS 2428
Russian Military Store-and-Forward Communications · Russian Ministry of Defence
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Cosmos 2428, part of Russia's Rodnik-S or Strela family of military store-and-forward communications satellites — small, cheap, relatively short-lived spacecraft that relay encrypted data for Russian military units in the field. Russia has launched dozens of these under generic Cosmos designations since the Soviet era specifically to avoid revealing operational details of its tactical military communications network.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 526–536 mi (846–862 km)
- Inclination
- 70.9°
- One orbit
- 101.9 minutes14.1 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 31792
- Int’l designator
- 2007-029A
- Launched
- 2007
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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