The Persona (Kosmos-2441) optical reconnaissance satellite that was launch on the 26th July, 2008, has been reported to have suffered an electronic failure. The onboard communication equipment for high speed data transfer failed during first month in orbit. The satellite has not carried any orbital-correction manoeuvres since September 2008.
A Soyuz-U Rocket Body that was launched on the 26th July 2008 from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, on the Persona (Kosmos-2441) satellite mission, is predicted to re-enter the Earths atmosphere on the 14th December 2008 @ 16:41 GMT ± 48 hours.
The satellite separated successfully from the carrier rocket at 22.41 Moscow time and began an independent flight. The separation took place outside the radio coverage zone from the territory of Russia, therefore the signal came only now. The satellite was numbered Kosmos-2441. The command and measurement complex put the satellite under control at 00.07 Moscow time on Sunday - Lieutenant-Colonel Alexei Zolotukhin, spokesman for the Russian Space Troops.