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Kosmos 2444

Russian navigation military satellite

Field	Value
name	Kosmos 2444
mission_type	Navigation
operator	Russian Space Forces
COSPAR_ID	2008-046C
SATCAT	33380
spacecraft	GC 726
spacecraft_type	Uragan-M
manufacturer	Reshetnev ISS
launch_mass	1415 kg
dimensions	1.3 m diameter
power	1,540 watts
launch_date	UTC
launch_rocket	Proton-M/DM-2
launch_site	Baikonur 81/24
orbit_reference	Geocentric
orbit_regime	Medium Earth orbit
apsis	gee

Kosmos 2444 ( meaning Cosmos 2444) is one of a set of three set of three Russian military satellites launched in 2008 as part of the GLONASS satellite navigation system. It was launched with Kosmos 2442 and Kosmos 2443.

This satellites is a GLONASS-M satellite, also known as Uragan-M, and is numbered Uragan-M No. 726.

Kosmos 2442/3/4 were launched from Site 81/23 at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. A Proton-M carrier rocket with a Blok DM upper stage was used to perform the launch which took place at 08:49 UTC on 25 September 2008. The launch successfully placed the satellites into Medium Earth orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designators 2008-046C. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 33380.

It is no longer part of the GLONASS constellation but was formerly in the third orbital plane, orbital slot 22.

References

Testoyedov, Nikolay. (2015-05-18). "Space Navigation in Russia: History of Development".
McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page.
McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page.
(2013-05-01). "Glonass". Russian Forces.
(2013-05-03). "GLONASS constellation status, 03.05.2013". Information-analytical centre, Korolyov, Russia.

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