Kosmos 2475

Kosmos 2475
Mission type Navigation
Operator Russian Space Forces
COSPAR ID 2011-064C[1][2]
SATCAT № 37869[1][2]
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft GC 743
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 4, 2011, 16:51 UTC
Rocket Proton-M/Briz-M[3]
Launch site Baikonur 81/24
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Medium Earth orbit[4]
Semi-major axis 25,476 kilometres (15,830 mi)[1]
Eccentricity 0.0031[1]
Perigee 19,018 kilometres (11,817 mi)[1]
Apogee 19,178 kilometres (11,917 mi)[1]
Inclination 64.78 degrees[1]
Period 674.47 minutes[1]

Kosmos 2475 (Russian: Космос 2475 meaning Cosmos 2475) is one of a set of three Russian military satellites launched in 2011 as part of the GLONASS satellite navigation system. It was launched with Kosmos 2476 and Kosmos 2477.

This satellite is a GLONASS-M satellite, also known as Uragan-M, and is numbered Uragan-M No. 743.[1][5]

Kosmos 2475/6/7 were launched from Site 81/24 at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. A Proton-M carrier rocket with a Briz-M upper stage was used to perform the launch which took place at 16:51 UTC on 4 November 2011.[6] The launch successfully placed the satellites into Medium Earth orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 2011-064C. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 37869.[1][5]

It is in the first orbital plane of the GLONASS constellation, in orbital slot 8. It started operations on 20 September 2011.[6][7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 "2011-064". Zarya. n.d. Retrieved 2012-10-17.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Glonass". Russian Forces. 2013-05-01. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Glonass-M spacecraft launch". TsENKI. n.d. Retrieved 2012-10-17.
  4. ↑ McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Successful launch of three Glonass-M satellites". Russian Forces. 2011-11-04. Retrieved 2012-10-17.
  7. ↑ "GLONASS constellation status, 03.05.2013". Information-analytical centre, Korolyov, Russia. 2013-05-03. Retrieved 2013-05-03.