Cosmos 2404

CIS

Glonass 701

Launch data:

Designation	28114 / 03056C
Launch date	10 Dec 2003 - 17:42:12 UT
Launch site	B, LC-81/24
Launch vehicle	Proton-K/Briz-M (S/N 410-03)
Mission	Military/Commercial: Navigation / Global Position
Satellite type	Uragan-M #2
MEO Earth orbit on 11 Dec:
Perigee / Apogee	18960 / 19104 km
Eccentricity	4.06E-03
Inclination	65.09°
Period	671.86 min

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor	NPO-PM (Russia)
Platform
Operator	Ministry of Defence
Mass at launch	1480 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power	1600 W
Design lifetime	6 yrs

Mission details:

Blok-M Uragan navigation satellite in the GLONASS system. Launched into Plane A of the GLONASS constellation. First launch of a GLONASS cluster using the Proton-K/Briz-M launch vehicle.
New Glonass-M type; Russia's version of the GPS system, functions the same; there has been cooperation between the two; much scaled-back constellation

Ref.: #3(SD378,379), #7, #226 - update: 25.03.10