Engineering:Kosmos 2418

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Kosmos 2418
Mission typeNavigation
OperatorRussian Space Forces
COSPAR ID2005-050B[1]
SATCAT no.28916[1]
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftGC 713
Spacecraft typeUragan-M
ManufacturerReshetnev ISS[2]
Launch mass1415 kg[2]
Dimensions1.3 m diameter[2]
Power1540 watts[2]
Start of mission
Launch dateDecember 25, 2005, 05:07 (2005-12-25UTC05:07Z) UTC
RocketProton-K/DM-2[1]
Launch siteBaikonur, Site 81/24
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeMedium Earth orbit[3]
Slot24
 

Kosmos 2418 (Russian: Космос 2418 meaning Cosmos 2418) is one of a set of three Russia n military satellites launched in 2005 as part of the GLONASS satellite navigation system. It was launched with Kosmos 2417 and Kosmos 2419.

This satellite is a GLONASS-M satellite, also known as Uragan-M. It was assigned GLONASS-M №13L number by the manufacturer[4] and 713 by the Ground Control.[5]

Kosmos 2417 / 2418 / 2419 were launched from Site 81/24 at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. A Proton-K carrier rocket with a Blok DM upper stage was used to perform the launch which took place at 05:07 UTC on 25 December 2005. The launch successfully placed the satellites into Medium Earth orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the International Designator 2005-050B. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 28916.[1]

It was the third orbital plane in orbital slot 24. It is no longer in the GLONASS constellation.[6][7]

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