Kosmos 2441

{{Infobox spaceflight

| name = Kosmos 2441

| image = Persona (sputnik) vs human dimensions comparison.gif

| image_caption = Artist's impression of a Persona satellite

| mission_type = Reconnaissance

| operator = VKS

| COSPAR_ID = 2008-037A

| SATCAT = 33272

| mission_duration = 3-5 years (planned)
~2 months (achieved)

| spacecraft_type = Persona

| spacecraft_bus =

| manufacturer = TsSKB Progress
LOMO
Vavilov State Optical Institute
NPO Opteks

| dry_mass =

| launch_mass = ~{{convert|7000|kg}}{{cite web|url=http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/persona.htm|title=Persona (14F137)|first=Gunter|last=Krebs|work=Gunter's Space Page|access-date=29 June 2013}}

| power =

| launch_date = {{start-date|26 July 2008, 18:31:36|timezone=yes}} UTC

| launch_rocket = Soyuz-2-1b

| launch_site = Plesetsk 43/4

| launch_contractor =

| last_contact = ~{{end-date|September 2008}}

| decay_date =

| orbit_epoch = 31 July 2008{{cite web|url=http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.598|title=Issue 598|access-date=29 June 2013|first=Jonathan|last=McDowell|author-link=Jonathan McDowell|date=12 August 2008|work=Jonathan's Space Report|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928184924/http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.598|archive-date=28 September 2011|url-status=dead}}

| orbit_reference = Geocentric

| orbit_regime = Sun-synchronous

| orbit_periapsis = {{convert|714|km|mi}}

| orbit_apoapsis = {{convert|732|km|mi}}

| orbit_inclination = 98.3 degrees

| orbit_period =

| apsis = gee

}}

Kosmos 2441 ({{langx|ru|Космос 2441}} meaning Cosmos 2441), also known as Persona No.1, was a Russian optical reconnaissance satellite launched in 2008. The first Persona satellite, it failed a few months into its mission, which was scheduled to have lasted three to five years. It was the first Russian reconnaissance satellite to be placed into a Sun-synchronous orbit.{{cite journal|url=http://russianforces.org/blog/2008/07/launch_of_cosmos-2441_-_first.shtml|title=Launch of Cosmos-2441 - first Persona optical reconnaissance satellite|first=Pavel|last=Podvig|journal=Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces|publisher=RussianForces.org|date=26 July 2008}}

Kosmos 2441 was launched by a Soyuz-2-1b carrier rocket flying from Site 43/4 of the Plesetsk Cosmodrome. The launch took place at 18:31:36 UTC on 26 July 2008,{{cite web|url=http://planet4589.org/space/log/launchlog.txt|title=Launch Log|first=Jonathan|last=McDowell|work=Jonathan's Space Page|access-date=29 June 2013}} and marked the first Soyuz-2-1b launch from Plesetsk. Following its successful deployment the satellite was given its Kosmos designation, and was assigned the International Designator 2008-037A and Satellite Catalog Number 33272.{{cite web|url=http://planet4589.org/space/log/satcat.txt|title=Satellite Catalog|first=Jonathan|last=McDowell|work=Jonathan's Space Page|access-date=29 June 2013}}

In February 2009, it was reported that Kosmos 2441 had failed shortly after launch.{{Cite web|url=http://www.russianspaceweb.com/persona.html|title=Persona (14F137) spy satellite|first=Anatoly|last=Zak|work=RussianSpaceWeb|access-date=29 June 2013}} The date of the failure was not announced, however the satellite was last seen to manoeuvre in September 2008.{{cite journal|url=http://russianforces.org/blog/2009/02/persona_satellite_failure.shtml|title=Persona satellite failure|first=Pavel|last=Podvig|journal=Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces|publisher=RussianForces.org|date=13 February 2009|access-date=29 June 2013}} The cause of the failure was reported to be an electrical problem, possibly caused by higher radiation levels encountered by the satellite in sun-synchronous orbit compared to previous satellites in lower-inclination orbits. The next Persona satellite was not launched until 2013, when it was placed into orbit as Kosmos 2486.{{cite journal|url=http://russianforces.org/blog/2013/06/launch_of_cosmos-2486_-_person.shtml|title=Launch of Cosmos-2486 - Persona optical reconnaissance satellite|date=7 June 2013|first=Pavel|last=Podvig|journal=Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces|publisher=RussianForces.org|access-date=29 June 2013}}