Cosmos 2456

Russia

Spacecraft n°:

Russian spacecraft n°:

Also called: Glonass 730 (Glonass 41-1)

Launch data:

Designation	36111 / 09070A
Launch date	14 Dec 2009 - 10:38 UT
Launch site	B, LC-81/24
Launch vehicle	Proton-M/DM-2
Mission	Military/Commercial: Navigation/Global Position
Satellite type	Uragan-M #21
MEO Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	19132 x 19419 km
Eccentricity	5.60E-03
Inclination	64.81 deg
Period	681.53 min

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor	Reshetnev NPO-PM/Krasnoyarsk
Platform
Operator	Ministry of Defense
Mass at launch	1415 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power	1000 W
Design lifetime	7 yrs - still active

Mission details:

Three Uragan-M navigation satellites, Nos. 730, 733, 734 were launched on Dec 14 to supplement the GLONASS navigation system. As usual, they have been given code names in the Cosmos series, Cosmos-2456 to 2458. Launch was on a Proton with the now-rarely-used Blok DM-2 upper stage.

Ref.: #7(JR619), #84a, #226 - update: 11.02.12