Cosmos 2420

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General

Designation	29111 / 06017A
Launch date	3 May 2006
Country of origin	CIS
Mission	Military: reconnaissance (might be Kobalt M)
Perigee/Apogee	189/337 km
Inclination	67.2°
Period	89.8 min
Launch vehicle	Soyuz #688

Previous mission was Cosmos 2410

The satellite is to test new-generation spacecraft technology developed by the TsSKB Progress and the Arsenal Machine-Building Plant, jointly with a number of enterprises of the Russian space industry, according to Space Troops spokesman Aleksey Kuznetsov.

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End of life

Decay

19 Jul 2006

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External resources

sat-index articles

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