Engineering:Kosmos 2432

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Kosmos 2432
Mission typeNavigation
OperatorRussian Space Forces
COSPAR ID2007-052B[1]
SATCAT no.32276[1]
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftGC 719
Spacecraft typeUragan-M
ManufacturerReshetnev ISS[2]
Launch mass1415 kg[2]
Dimensions1.3 m diameter[2]
Power1540 watts[2]
Start of mission
Launch dateOctober 26, 2007, 07:35 (2007-10-26UTC07:35Z) UTC
RocketProton-K/DM-2[1]
Launch siteBaikonur, Site 81/24
Entered service27 November 2007
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeMedium Earth orbit[3]
Slot20
 

Kosmos 2432 (Russian: Космос 2432 meaning Cosmos 2432) is one of a set of three Russia n military satellites launched in 2007 as part of the GLONASS satellite navigation system. It was launched with Kosmos 2431 and Kosmos 2433.

This satellite is a GLONASS-M satellite, also known as Uragan-M, and is numbered Uragan-M No. 719.[1]

Kosmos 2431 / 2432 / 2433 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 07:35 UTC on 26 October 2007. The launch successfully placed the satellites into Medium Earth orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the International Designator 2007-052B. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 32276.[1]

It is part of the GLONASS constellation, in the third plane, orbital slot 20. It started operation on 27 November 2007.[4]·[5]

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