Cosmos-2445 was launched from the

Plesetsk Cosmodrome Plesetsk Cosmodrome ( rus, Космодром «Плесецк», r=Kosmodrom "Plesetsk", p=kəsmɐˈdrom plʲɪˈsʲet͡sk) is a Russian spaceport located in Mirny, Arkhangelsk Oblast, about 800 km north of Moscow and approximately 200&n ...

on a

Soyuz-U The Soyuz-U launch vehicle was an improved version of the original Soyuz rocket. Soyuz-U was part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and cons ...

rocket on November 14, 2008. It is an optical reconnaissance

Spacecraft A spacecraft is a vehicle or machine designed to fly in outer space. A type of artificial satellite, spacecraft are used for a variety of purposes, including communications, Earth observation, meteorology, navigation, space colonization, p ...

of the

Yantar-4K2M Yantar-4K2M ( rus, Янтарь meaning amber), also known as Kobalt-M, is a type of Russian reconnaissance satellite and is the current operational member of the Yantar series of satellites. In common with most Yantar satellites the Kobalt-M uses ...

class. It re-entered on February 23, 2009, after 102 days in spacecompleted its mission"
Russian strategic nuclear forces", 02-23-09 It broke into two fragments that burned up later on in the re-entry sequence.

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{{Orbital launches in 2008 Spacecraft launched in 2008 Spacecraft launched by Soyuz-U rockets Spacecraft which reentered in 2009

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