Kosmos 2444
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| Mission type | Navigation |
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| Operator | Russian Space Forces |
| COSPAR ID | 2008-046C[1] |
| SATCAT no. | 33380[1] |
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| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | GC 726 |
| Spacecraft type | Uragan-M |
| Manufacturer | Reshetnev ISS[2] |
| Launch mass | 1,415 kilograms (3,120 lb) [2] |
| Dimensions | 1.3 metres (4 ft 3 in) diameter [2] |
| Power | 1,540 watts[2] |
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| Rocket | Proton-M/DM-2[2] |
| Launch site | Baikonur 81/24 |
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| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Medium Earth orbit[3] |
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Kosmos 2444 (Template:Langx 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.[1]
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.[1]
It is no longer part of the GLONASS constellation but was formerly in the third orbital plane, orbital slot 22.[4][5]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
- ^ a b c d e Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Testoyedov, Nikolay (2015-05-18). "Space Navigation in Russia: History of Development" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-16. Retrieved 2015-07-15.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Glonass". Russian Forces. 2013-05-01. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."GLONASS constellation status, 03.05.2013". Information-analytical centre, Korolyov, Russia. 2013-05-03. Archived from the original on 2013-05-04. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
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