Kosmos 2458 Explained

Kosmos 2458
Mission Type:Navigation
Operator:Russian Space Forces
Cospar Id:2009-070C
Satcat:36113
Spacecraft:GC 734
Spacecraft Type:Uragan-M
Manufacturer:Reshetnev ISS
Dimensions: diameter
Power:1,540 watts
Launch Date: UTC
Launch Rocket:Proton-M/DM-2
Launch Site:Baikonur 81/24
Orbit Reference:Geocentric
Orbit Regime:Medium Earth orbit
Orbit Eccentricity:0.0001
Orbit Inclination:64.81 degrees
Orbit Period:675.76 minutes
Apsis:gee

Kosmos 2458 (Russian: Космос 2458 meaning Cosmos 2458) is one of a set of three Russian military satellites launched in 2009 as part of the GLONASS satellite navigation system. It was launched with Kosmos 2456 and Kosmos 2457.

This satellite is a GLONASS-M satellite, also known as Uragan-M, and is numbered Uragan-M No. 734.

Kosmos 2456/7/8 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 10:38 UTC on 14 December 2009. The launch successfully placed the satellites into Medium Earth orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 2009-070C. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Numbers 36113.

It is in the first orbital plane of the GLONASS constellation, in orbital slot 5. It started operations on 10 January 2010.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2009-070. Zarya. n.d.. 2012-10-07.
  2. Web site: Space Navigation in Russia: History of Development . Testoyedov . Nikolay . 2015-05-18 . 2015-07-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150716083821/http://www.unoosa.org/pdf/sap/2015/RussiaGNSS/Presentations/1.pdf . 2015-07-16 .
  3. Web site: Satellite Catalog. Jonathan. McDowell. Jonathan McDowell. Jonathan's Space Page. 30 April 2012.
  4. Web site: Launch Log. Jonathan. McDowell. Jonathan's Space Page. 2 May 2012.
  5. Web site: Glonass. Russian Forces. 2013-05-01. 2013-05-03.
  6. Web site: GLONASS constellation status, 03.05.2013. Information-analytical centre, Korolyov, Russia. 2013-05-03. 2013-05-03. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130504220156/http://www.glonass-ianc.rsa.ru/en/GLONASS/. 2013-05-04.