Kosmos_2394

Kosmos 2394

Kosmos 2394

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Kosmos 2394 (Russian: Космос 2394 meaning Cosmos 2394) is one of a set of three Russian military satellites launched in 2002 as part of the GLONASS satellite navigation system. It was launched with Kosmos 2395 and Kosmos 2396.[3]

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This satellite is a GLONASS satellite, also known as Uragan, and is numbered Uragan No. 791.[1]

Kosmos 2394/5/6 were launched from Site 81/23 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 07:37 UTC on 25 December 2002. The launch successfully placed the satellites into Medium Earth orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 2002-060A. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 27617.[1]

It was in the third orbital plane in orbital slot 22. It is no longer part of the GLONASS constellation.[4][5]

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References

  1. [1]
    McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
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    McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
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    "Spacecrafts [sic] launched in 2002". claudelafleur.qc.ca. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
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    "Glonass". Russian Forces. 2013-05-01. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
  5. [5]
    "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.
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