Kosmos 2478
Kosmos 2478 (Russian: Космос 2478 meaning Cosmos 2478) is a Russian military satellite launched in 2011 as part of the GLONASS satellite navigation system.
| Mission type | Navigation |
|---|---|
| Operator | Russian Space Forces |
| COSPAR ID | 2011-071A[1] |
| SATCAT no. | 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 altitude | 19,127 kilometres (11,885 mi)[1] |
| Apogee altitude | 19,163 kilometres (11,907 mi)[1] |
| Inclination | 64.82 degrees[1] |
| Period | 676.34 minutes[1] |
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]
References
- "2011-071". Zarya. n.d. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
- "GLONASS constellation status, 03.05.2013". Information-analytical centre, Korolyov, Russia. 2013-05-03. Archived from the original on 2013-05-04. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
- "Glonass-M spacecraft launch". TsENKI. n.d. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
- McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
- Podvig, Pavel (28 November 2011). "Glonass system is almost complete after successful Glonass-M launch". Retrieved 11 October 2012.