Engineering:Kosmos 2456

From HandWiki
Kosmos 2456
Mission typeNavigation
OperatorRussian Space Forces
COSPAR ID2009-070A[1]
SATCAT no.36111[1]
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftGC 730
Spacecraft typeUragan-M
ManufacturerReshetnev ISS[2]
Launch mass1,415 kilograms (3,120 lb) [2]
Dimensions1.3 metres (4 ft 3 in) diameter [2]
Power1,540 watts[2]
Start of mission
Launch dateDecember 14, 2009, 10:38 (2009-12-14UTC10:38Z) UTC
RocketProton-M/DM-2[2]
Launch siteBaikonur 81/24
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeMedium Earth orbit[3]
Semi-major axis25,509 kilometres (15,851 mi)[1]
Eccentricity0.0001[1]
Perigee altitude19,129 kilometres (11,886 mi)[1]
Apogee altitude19,132 kilometres (11,888 mi)[1]
Inclination64.81 degrees[1]
Period675.76 minutes[1]
 

Kosmos 2456 (Russian: Космос 2456 meaning Cosmos 2456) is one of a set of three Russia n military satellites launched in 2009 as part of the GLONASS satellite navigation system. It was launched with Kosmos 2457 and Kosmos 2458.

This satellite is a GLONASS-M satellite, also known as Uragan-M, and is numbered Uragan-M No. 730.[1][4]

Kosmos 2456/7/8 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 10:38 UTC on 14 December 2009. The launch successfully placed the satellites into Medium Earth orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 2009-070A. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Numbers 36111.[1][4]

It is in the first orbital plane of the GLONASS constellation, in orbital slot 1. It started operations on 30 January 2010.[5][6]

See also

References