Kosmos 2466

Kosmos 2466
Mission type Navigation
Operator Russian Space Forces
COSPAR ID 2010-041A[1]
SATCAT № 37137[1]
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft GC 738
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]
Start of mission
Launch date September 2, 2010, 04:26 (2010-09-02UTC04:26Z) UTC
Rocket Proton-M/DM-2[2]
Launch site Baikonur 81/24
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Medium Earth orbit[3]
Semi-major axis 25,505 kilometres (15,848 mi)[1]
Eccentricity 0.0003[1]
Perigee 19,119 kilometres (11,880 mi)[1]
Apogee 19,135 kilometres (11,890 mi)[1]
Inclination 64.83 degrees[1]
Period 675.60 minutes[1]

Kosmos 2466 (Russian: Космос 2466 meaning Cosmos 2466) is one of a set of three Russian military satellites launched in 2010 as part of the GLONASS satellite navigation system. It was launched with Kosmos 2465 and Kosmos 2464.

This satellite is a GLONASS-M satellite, also known as Uragan-M, and is numbered Uragan-M No. 738.[1][4]

Kosmos 2464/5/6 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 05:49 UTC on 2 September 2010. The launch successfully placed the satellites into Medium Earth orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 2010-041A. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 27137.[1][4]

It is in the second orbital plane of the GLONASS constellation, in orbital slot 16. It started operations on 11 October 2010.[5][6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "2010-041". Zarya. n.d. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Glonass-M spacecrafts launch (Kosmos-2464, -2465, -2466)". TsENKI. n.d. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
  3. ↑ McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  4. 1 2 McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  5. ↑ "Glonass". Russian Forces. 2013-05-01. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
  6. ↑ "GLONASS constellation status, 03.05.2013". Information-analytical centre, Korolyov, Russia. 2013-05-03. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
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