Kosmos 2445

Cosmos-2445
Mission typeImaging technology
OperatorRoscosmos State Corporation
COSPAR ID2008-058A
SATCAT no.33439
Mission duration102 Days
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeYantar-4K2M
ManufacturerProgress Rocket Space Centre
Start of mission
Launch dateNovember 14, 2008
RocketSoyuz-U
Launch sitePlesetsk Cosmodrome
ContractorRoscosmos State Corporation
End of mission
Last contactFebruary 23, 2009
Decay dateFebruary 23, 2009
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude183 KM
Apogee altitude340 KM
Inclination67.18°

Cosmos-2445 was launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome on a Soyuz-U rocket on November 14, 2008. It is an optical reconnaissance Spacecraft of the Yantar-4K2M class. It re-entered on February 23, 2009, after 102 days in space It broke into two fragments that burned up later on in the re-entry sequence.