Kosmos 2381 | |
Mission Type: | Navigation |
Operator: | Russian Space Forces |
Cospar Id: | 2001-053B |
Satcat: | 26988 |
Spacecraft: | GC 789 |
Spacecraft Type: | Uragan |
Launch Date: | UTC |
Launch Site: | Baikonur 81/24 |
Orbit Reference: | Geocentric |
Orbit Regime: | Medium Earth orbit |
Apsis: | gee |
Kosmos 2381 (Russian: Космос 2381 meaning Cosmos 2381) is one of a set of three Russian military satellites launched in 2001 as part of the GLONASS satellite navigation system. It was launched with Kosmos 2380 and Kosmos 2382.
This satellite is a GLONASS satellite, also known as Uragan, and is numbered Uragan No. 789.
Kosmos 2380/1/2 were launched from Site 81/24 at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. A Proton-K carrier rocket with a Blok DM upper stage was used to perform the launch which took place at 18:04 UTC on 1 December 2001. The launch successfully placed the satellites into Medium Earth orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 2001-053B. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 26988.
It was in the first orbital plane in orbital slot 3. It is no longer part of the GLONASS constellation.