Cosmos 2459

Russia

Spacecraft n°:

Russian spacecraft n°:

Glonass 731 satellite (Glonass 42-1)

Launch data:

Designation	36400 / 10007A
Launch date	01 Mar 2010 - 21:19 UT
Launch site	B, LC-81/24
Launch vehicle	Proton-M / DM-2
Mission	Military: Navigation Commercial: Global Positioning (Navigation)
Satellite type	Uragan-M #24
MEO Earth orbit on Mar 2.70:
Perigee / Apogee	19119 x 19146 km
Eccentricity	5.29E-04
Inclination	64.76 deg
Period	675.83 min

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor	OAO-ISS
Platform
Operator	Ministry of Defense
Mass at launch	1415 kg
Dry Mass	1370? kg
Basic shape	Cyl+2 panels+magnometer boom
Dimension (m)	2.4 dia, 3.7 heigh
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power	1000 W
Design lifetime	7 yrs

Mission details:

A Khrunichev Proton-M rocket with an Energiya Blok DM-2 upper stage was launched from Baikonur on Mar 1, 2010. Early on Mar 2 it deployed three Uragan-M navigation satellites, Nos. 731, 732 and 735; they were given code names in the Cosmos series. The satellites will form part of the GLONASS navigation system and are in 19100 km orbits.

Ref.: #7(JR624), #206, #226 - update: 14.05.10