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The mission
Gamma ray bursts. This reconstructed record groups 1 GCAT payload or flight element under launch 2006-026; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 25 June 2006, 04:00 UTC
- Launch location
- GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan
- Launch vehicle
- Tsiklon-2
- Orbit
- Lower low Earth orbit (inclined)
Trajectory
Mission timeline
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Mission ended — Completed or retired
Operations concluded · 16 February 2008
Historical mission record
GCAT records the primary mission element as completed or no longer operational.
Hardware
Spacecraft
Cosmos-2421
Gamma ray bursts.
- GCAT ID
- S29247
- Manufacturer
- ARSL/KOMET
- Launch mass
- 3,500 kg
- Dimensions
- 10 m long · 1.3 m diameter · 17 m span
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