Cosmos 2358

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General

Designation	25373 / 98038A
Launch date	24 Jun 1998 at 18
Country of origin	CIS
Mission	Military: reconnaissance (Yantar' 3/4 (4K2), also called Kobalt)
Perigee/Apogee	167/334 km
Inclination	67.1°
Period
Launch vehicle	Soyuz
Launch site	Plesetsk

It has a large reentry vehicle containing the camera system, and probably at least two small reentry capsules which return film during the mission, expected to last about three months. The low perigee, 67 degree inclination orbit used by this satellite is characteristic of the high resolution recoverable Yantars. [JSR]

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End of life

Decay

22 Oct 1998

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