Rodnik (14F132)
Gonets-M [NPO PM]
(Rodnik probably similar)
Rodnik is probably an improved version of the Strela-3 military communication satellites.
The first one was launched on 21.12.2005 on a Kosmos-3M booster together with a Gonets-M satellite, which might represent the civilian version.
| Nation: | Russia |
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| Type / Application: | Military Communication |
| Operator: | VKS |
| Contractors: | NPO Prikladnoi Mekhaniki (NPO PM) |
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| Mass: | 225 kg |
| Orbit: | 1400 km × 1414 km, 82.6° |
| Satellite | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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| Kosmos 2416 (Rodnik #1) | 21.12.2005 | Pl LC-132/1 | Kosmos-3M | with Gonets-M 1 | |
| Kosmos 2452 (Rodnik #2) | 06.07.2009 | Pl LC-133/3 | Rokot-KM | with Kosmos 2451 (Strela-3 #140), Kosmos 2453 (Strela-3 #141) | |
| Kosmos 2468 (?) (Rodnik #3) | 08.09.2010 | Pl LC-133/3 | Rokot-KM | with Gonets-M 2, Kosmos 2467 (Strela-3 #142) |
For Rodnik #3 it is unclear, if the satellite is designated Kosmos 2467 or Kosmos 2468.
