Satellite description

COSMOS 2312, 23584 was a payload satellite owned by PVO (CIS) that was launched on Wed, 24 May 1995 UTC via an MOLNIYA 8K78M launch vehicle from the Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

Satellite metadata

Identifier

23584, 1995-026A

Orbit

Decayed

Country

CIS

Related business

Russian Aerospace Forces (RU)

Manufacturer

NPOL/KOMET

Mission

Decayed Defense Early Warn

Bus & Motor

OKO, Unknown motor

Mass

~1,250 kg wet, ~1,150 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1995-05-24 (31 years ago)

Launch vehicle

MOLNIYA 8K78M

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 2 Pan, 2.5 m

Radar Cross Section

6.333 m², Large (>1 m²)