Engineering:Kosmos 2446
| Mission type | Early warning |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 2008-062A |
| SATCAT no. | 33447 |
| Mission duration | 4 years[1] |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | US-K[2] |
| Launch mass | 1,900 kilograms (4,200 lb)[3] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 2 December 2008, 05:03 UTC |
| Rocket | Molniya-M/2BL[2] |
| Launch site | Plesetsk Cosmodrome[2][3] |
| End of mission | |
| Decay date | May 6th, 2017 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Molniya[2] |
| Perigee altitude | 522 kilometres (324 mi)[4] |
| Apogee altitude | 39,190 kilometres (24,350 mi)[4] |
| Inclination | 62.8 degrees[4] |
| Period | 704.78 minutes[4] |
Kosmos 2446 (Russian: Космос 2446 meaning Cosmos 2446) is a Russian US-K missile early warning satellite which was launched in 2008 as part of the Russian Space Forces' Oko programme.[5] The satellite is designed to identify missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors.[2]
Kosmos 2446 was launched from Site 16/2 at Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia.[2] A Molniya-M carrier rocket with a 2BL upper stage was used to perform the launch, which took place at 05:03 UTC on 2 December 2008.[3] The launch successfully placed the satellite into a molniya orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 2008-062A.[3] The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 33447.[3]
References
- ↑ Podvig, Pavel (2002). "History and the Current Status of the Russian Early-Warning System". Science and Global Security 10 (1): 21–60. doi:10.1080/08929880212328. ISSN 0892-9882. Bibcode: 2002S&GS...10...21P. http://iis-db.stanford.edu/pubs/20734/Podvig-S&GS.pdf.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "US-K (73D6)". Gunter's Space Page. 2012-03-08. http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/us-k.htm.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Cosmos 2446". National Space Science Data Centre. 2012-04-20. https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=2008-062A.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. http://planet4589.org/space/log/satcat.txt.
- ↑ Podvig, Pavel (2 December 2008). "Launch of Cosmos-2446, a new first-generation early-warning satellite". Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces. http://russianforces.org/blog/2008/12/launch_of_cosmos-2446_a_new_fi.shtml. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
See also
- List of Kosmos satellites (2251–2500)
- List of R-7 launches (2005–2009)
- 2008 in spaceflight
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