Kosmos 2475
Mission type | Navigation |
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Operator | Russian Space Forces |
COSPAR ID | 2011-064C[1][2] |
SATCAT № | 37869[1][2] |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | GC 743 |
Spacecraft type | Uragan-M |
Manufacturer | Reshetnev ISS [3] |
Launch mass | 1,415 kilograms (3,120 lb) [3] |
Dimensions | 1.3 metres (4 ft 3 in) diameter [3] |
Power | 1,540 watts[3] |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | November 4, 2011, 16:51 UTC |
Rocket | Proton-M/Briz-M[3] |
Launch site | Baikonur 81/24 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Medium Earth orbit[4] |
Semi-major axis | 25,476 kilometres (15,830 mi)[1] |
Eccentricity | 0.0031[1] |
Perigee | 19,018 kilometres (11,817 mi)[1] |
Apogee | 19,178 kilometres (11,917 mi)[1] |
Inclination | 64.78 degrees[1] |
Period | 674.47 minutes[1] |
Kosmos 2475 (Russian: Космос 2475 meaning Cosmos 2475) is one of a set of three Russian military satellites launched in 2011 as part of the GLONASS satellite navigation system. It was launched with Kosmos 2476 and Kosmos 2477.
This satellite is a GLONASS-M satellite, also known as Uragan-M, and is numbered Uragan-M No. 743.[1][5]
Kosmos 2475/6/7 were launched from Site 81/24 at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. A Proton-M carrier rocket with a Briz-M upper stage was used to perform the launch which took place at 16:51 UTC on 4 November 2011.[6] The launch successfully placed the satellites into Medium Earth orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 2011-064C. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 37869.[1][5]
It is in the first orbital plane of the GLONASS constellation, in orbital slot 8. It started operations on 20 September 2011.[6][7]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "2011-064". Zarya. n.d. Retrieved 2012-10-17.
- 1 2 "Glonass". Russian Forces. 2013-05-01. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
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- ↑ McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- 1 2 McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
- 1 2 "Successful launch of three Glonass-M satellites". Russian Forces. 2011-11-04. Retrieved 2012-10-17.
- ↑ "GLONASS constellation status, 03.05.2013". Information-analytical centre, Korolyov, Russia. 2013-05-03. Retrieved 2013-05-03.