Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterStrela175/59, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Kondor No.202 (Kosmos-2487)
Launched
June 27, 2013
Image: Roscosmos
Summary
Kondor (Kosmos 2487) launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Strela from 175/59, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on June 27, 2013. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 161st launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,301st orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Strela flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2487, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 461 × 552 km orbit inclined 74.9°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Strela · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Strela flight · 1st this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 161st launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,301st orbital launch attempt33rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2487 · NORAD 39194 · 2013-032 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2013-032A
- Epoch
- 2013-06-27 18:17:37 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.22207228 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.006638
- Inclination
- 74.8955°
- Ascending node
- 215.7916°
- Arg. of perigee
- 222.8056°
- Mean anomaly
- 137.669°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-2487 · NORAD 39194 · re-entered November 29, 2022
Strela APB · re-entered October 21, 2025
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Kosmos 2487 is the first Kondor radar reconnaissance satellite built by NPO Mashinostroyeniya for the Russian military, launched on a Strela converted from a UR-100N missile.
Pad
175/59, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
2nd launch from 175/59, 1st this year · 1,412th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
3 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
about 10 years after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Kondor (Kosmos 2487) launch?
Kondor (Kosmos 2487) launched on June 27, 2013. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Kondor (Kosmos 2487)?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Kondor (Kosmos 2487)?
Strela, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Strela spec sheet
Where did Kondor (Kosmos 2487) launch from?
175/59, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Kondor (Kosmos 2487) reach?
Kosmos-2487, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 461 × 552 km orbit inclined 74.9°.
How many satellites did Kondor (Kosmos 2487) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).