Kosmos 2477 Explained

Kosmos 2477
Mission Type:Navigation
Operator:Russian Space Forces
Cospar Id:2011-064B
Satcat:37868
Spacecraft:GC 745
Spacecraft Type:Uragan-M
Manufacturer:Reshetnev ISS
Dimensions: diameter
Power:1,540 watts
Launch Date: UTC
Launch Rocket:Proton-M/Briz-M
Launch Site:Baikonur 81/24
Orbit Reference:Geocentric
Orbit Regime:Medium Earth orbit
Orbit Eccentricity:0.0031
Orbit Inclination:64.78 degrees
Orbit Period:674.47 minutes
Apsis:gee

Kosmos 2477 (Russian: Космос 2477 meaning Cosmos 2477) 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 2475 and Kosmos 2476.

This satellites is a GLONASS-M satellite, also known as Uragan-M, and is numbered Uragan-M No. 745.

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. The launch successfully placed the satellites into Medium Earth orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 2011-064B. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 37868.

It is in the first orbital plane of the GLONASS constellation, in orbital slot 7. It started operations on 18 December 2011.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2011-064. Zarya. n.d.. 2012-10-17.
  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. Successful launch of three Glonass-M satellites. Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces. Russian Forces. 2011-11-04. 2012-10-17. Podvig. Pavel.
  6. Web site: Glonass. Russian Forces. 2013-05-01. 2013-05-03.
  7. 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.