| Mission type | Navigation |
|---|---|
| Operator | Russian Space Forces |
| COSPAR ID | 2011-071A[1] |
| SATCAT № | 37938[1] |
| Website | GLONASS status |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | GC 746[2] |
| Spacecraft type | Uragan-M |
| Manufacturer | Reshetnev ISS [3] |
| Launch mass | 1,415 kilograms (3,120 lb) [3] |
| Dimensions | 1.3 metres (4 ft 3 in) diameter [3] |
| Power | 1,540 watts[3] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | November 28, 2011, 08:26 UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat-M[3] |
| Launch site | Plesetsk 43/4 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Medium Earth orbit[4] |
| Semi-major axis | 25,523 kilometres (15,859 mi)[1] |
| Eccentricity | 0.0007[1] |
| Perigee | 19,127 kilometres (11,885 mi)[1] |
| Apogee | 19,163 kilometres (11,907 mi)[1] |
| Inclination | 64.82 degrees[1] |
| Period | 676.34 minutes[1] |
Kosmos 2478 ([Космос 2478] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help) meaning Cosmos 2478) is a Russian military satellite launched in 2011 as part of the GLONASS satellite navigation system.
This satellite is a GLONASS-M satellite, also known as Uragan-M, and is numbered Uragan-M No. 746.[1][5] Kosmos 2478 was launched from Site 43/4 at Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia. A Soyuz-2-1b carrier rocket with a Fregat upper stage was used to perform the launch which took place at 08:26 UTC on 28 November 2011. The launch successfully placed the satellite into Medium Earth orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 2011-071. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 37938.[1][5][6]
It is in the third orbital plane used by GLONASS, in orbital slot 17.[2][6]
It started operations on 23 December 2011.[2]
See also[]
- List of Kosmos satellites (2251–2500)
- List of R-7 launches (2010–2014)
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 "2011-071". Zarya. undated. http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/Launches/Launches.php?year=2011#071. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "GLONASS constellation status, 03.05.2013". Information-analytical centre, Korolyov, Russia. 2013-05-03. http://www.glonass-ianc.rsa.ru/en/GLONASS/. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Glonass-M spacecraft launch". TsENKI. undated. http://www.tsenki.com/en/launch_services/help_information/launch/2011/?EID=87787. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
- ↑ McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. http://planet4589.org/space/log/satcat.txt. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. http://planet4589.org/space/log/launchlog.txt. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Podvig, Pavel (28 November 2011). "Glonass system is almost complete after successful Glonass-M launch". http://russianforces.org/blog/2011/11/glonass_system_is_almost_compl.shtml. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
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