Kosmos 2466
Russian GLONASS navigation satellite
Kosmos 2466 Mission type Navigation Operator Russian Space Forces COSPAR ID 2010-041A[ 1] SATCAT no. 37137[ 1]
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]
Launch date September 2, 2010, 04:26 (2010-09-02UTC04:26Z ) UTC Rocket Proton-M /DM-2 [ 2] Launch site Baikonur 81/24
Reference system Geocentric Regime Medium Earth orbit [ 3] Semi-major axis 25,505 kilometres (15,848 mi)[ 1] Eccentricity 0.0003[ 1] Perigee altitude 19,119 kilometres (11,880 mi)[ 1] Apogee altitude 19,135 kilometres (11,890 mi)[ 1] Inclination 64.83 degrees[ 1] Period 675.60 minutes[ 1]
Kosmos 2466 (‹See Tfd› 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]
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Glonass-M No.39 , Glonass-M No.40 , Glonass-M No.41
SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1 , Mayflower , SMDC-ONE 1 , QbX-1 , QbX-2 , Perseus 000 , Perseus 001 , Perseus 002 , Perseus 003
Soyuz TMA-20
Compass-IGSO2
GSAT-5P
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