Kosmos_2431

Kosmos 2431

Kosmos 2431

Russian military satellite

Kosmos 2431 (Russian: Космос 2431 meaning Cosmos 2431) is one of a set of three Russian military satellites launched in 2007 as part of the GLONASS satellite navigation system. It was launched with Kosmos 2432 and Kosmos 2433.

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This satellite is a GLONASS-M satellite, also known as Uragan-M, and is numbered Uragan-M No. 718.[1]

Kosmos 2431 / 2432 / 2433 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 07:35 UTC on 26 October 2007. The launch successfully placed the satellites into Medium Earth orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the International Designator 2007-052C. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 32277.[1]

It is no longer part of the GLONASS constellation, but used to be in the third plane, orbital slot 17.[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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    Testoyedov, Nikolay (2015-05-18). "Space Navigation in Russia: History of Development" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-16. Retrieved 2015-07-15.
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    McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
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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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