Kosmos 2466 Explained

Kosmos 2466
Mission Type:Navigation
Operator:Russian Space Forces
Cospar Id:2010-041A
Satcat:37137
Spacecraft:GC 738
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:0.0003
Orbit Inclination:64.83 degrees
Orbit Period:675.60 minutes
Apsis:gee

Kosmos 2466 (Russian: Космос 2466 meaning Cosmos 2466) is one of a set of three Russian military satellites launched in 2010 as part of the GLONASS satellite navigation system. It was launched with Kosmos 2465 and Kosmos 2464.

This satellite is a GLONASS-M satellite, also known as Uragan-M, and is numbered Uragan-M No. 738.

Kosmos 2464/5/6 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 05:49 UTC on 2 September 2010. The launch successfully placed the satellites into Medium Earth orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 2010-041A. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 27137.

It is in the second orbital plane of the GLONASS constellation, in orbital slot 16. It started operations on 11 October 2010.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2010-041. 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'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.