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Kosmos 2449

Russian GLONASS navigation satellite


Russian GLONASS navigation satellite

FieldValue
nameKosmos 2449
mission_typeNavigation
operatorRussian Space Forces
COSPAR_ID2008-067B
SATCAT33467
spacecraftGC 729
spacecraft_typeUragan-M
manufacturerReshetnev ISS
launch_mass1415 kg
dimensions1.3 m diameter
power1,540 watts
launch_dateUTC
launch_rocketProton-M/DM-2
launch_siteBaikonur 81/24
orbit_referenceGeocentric
orbit_regimeMedium Earth orbit
apsisgee

Kosmos 2449 ( meaning Cosmos 2449) is one of a set of three Russian military satellites launched in 2008 as part of the GLONASS satellite navigation system. It was launched with Kosmos 2447 and Kosmos 2448.

This satellite is a GLONASS-M satellite, also known as Uragan-M, and is numbered Uragan-M No. 729.

Kosmos 2447/8/9 were launched from Site 81/24 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 10:43 UTC on 25 December 2008. The launch successfully placed the satellites into Medium Earth orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 2008-067B. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 33467.

It is not currently part of the GLONASS constellation. It became operational on 12 February 2009 and was withdrawn for maintenance on 10 September 2012. It is still in orbital slot 8 in orbital plane 1.

References

References

  1. Testoyedov, Nikolay. (2015-05-18). "Space Navigation in Russia: History of Development".
  2. McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page.
  3. McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page.
  4. (2013-05-01). "Glonass". Russian Forces.
  5. (2013-05-03). "GLONASS constellation status, 03.05.2013". Information-analytical centre, Korolyov, Russia.
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