Cosmos 2499
| Cosmos 2499 | |
|---|---|
| Country: |
 Russia
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| COSPAR-ID : | 2014-028E |
| Mission dates | |
| Begin: | May 23, 2014, 05:27 UTC |
| Starting place: | Plesetsk Cosmodrome 133/3 |
| Launcher: | Rockot / Bris -KM |
| Status: | active |
| Orbit data | |
| Rotation time : | 115.86 min |
| Orbit inclination : | 82.45 ° |
| Apogee height : | 1509 km |
| Perigee height : | 1480 km |
Kosmos 2499 ( Russian Космос-2499 ) is a military, Russian satellite .
Undeclared start
The satellite was launched on May 23, 2014 from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome together with three military communication satellites of the Rodknik series. Since the launch of a fourth satellite was not initially announced, it was thought to be space debris . Due to changes in the orbit from the end of May, it became clear that it had to be a self-propelled payload , which was now designated Kosmos 2499. Something similar had already been observed in December 2013. At that time, only the launch of three Rodnik satellites had been announced, although a fourth satellite, Kosmos 2491, was on board the rocket.
Rendezvous with the rocket stage
In August 2014, the satellite significantly lowered its orbit through several maneuvers and raised it again at the end of October. As a result, the satellite approached the Bris KM rocket stage, which was still in orbit. According to measurements and calculations, the minimum distance between Kosmos 2499 and Bris-KM was reached on November 8 or 9, 2014 and was approx. 760 m. The international press then speculated that Kosmos 2499 was an experimental anti-satellite weapon . A second rendezvous with a distance of less than 30 m took place from November 25 to 29, 2014.
purpose
On December 15, 2014, the head of the Roscosmos space agency , Oleg Ostapenko , denied that Kosmos 2499 and Kosmos 2491 were weapons. According to the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology , the satellite is testing a magnetoplasmic dynamic drive .
Amateur radio
From November 30, 2014, Kosmos 2499, as an amateur radio satellite, was transmitting telemetry signals in the 70 centimeter band on 435.465 MHz in CW with the callsign RS -47.
Web links
- Anatoly Zak: Kosmos-2499: Is it a spy or an assassin ... or both? (English)
- RS-47 COSMOS-2499 Telemetry. In: DK3WN SatBlog. November 30, 2014, accessed December 20, 2014 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Orbit data on May 23, 2014 according to Robert Christy: 2014 - Launches to Orbit and Beyond. Retrieved December 16, 2014 .
- ↑ RIA Novosti: "Рокот" вывел российские военные спутники на орбиту. May 23, 2014, accessed December 16, 2014 (Russian).
- ↑ ISS Reshetnev : Космические аппараты производства "ИСС" выведены на орбиту. May 23, 2014, accessed December 16, 2014 (Russian).
- ↑ Anatoly Zak: Kosmos-2499: Is it a spy or an assassin ... or both? December 4, 2014, accessed December 16, 2014 .
- ↑ Andrew Griffin: Is Russia flying a satellite killer around space? Unidentified Russian satellite prompts space weapon worries. Independent, November 18, 2014, accessed December 16, 2014 .
- ^ Paul Rincon: Russia tests 'satellite catcher'. BBC, November 20, 2014, accessed December 16, 2014 .
- ↑ ITAR-TASS: Роскосмос: российские аппараты "Космос-2499" и "Космос-2491" не "убийцы спутников". December 15, 2014, accessed December 16, 2014 (Russian).
- ↑ MIPT: Плазменные двигатели нового поколения успешно начали штатную работу в космосе! October 23, 2014, accessed December 16, 2014 (Russian).
- ↑ AMSAT-UK: COSMOS-2499 Callsign RS-47! November 30, 2014, accessed December 16, 2014 .