Cosmos 2466

Also called: Glonass 738 & Glonass 43-3

Designation	37139 / 10041C
Launch date	02 Sep 2010 - 00:53 UT
Launch site	Baik, LC-81/24
Launch vehicle	Proton-M/DM-2
Mission	Military: Navigation Commercial: Global Positioning
Satellite type	Uragan-M (#29)
MEO Earth orbit on Sep 5.11:
Perigee / Apogee	19119 x 19137 km
Eccentricity	0.0004
Inclination	64.83 deg
Period	675.60 min

Three Uragan-M satellites, probably Nos. 736 to 738, were launched from Baykonur on Sep 2, 2010 to supplement the Glonass navigation constellation. The Proton-M launch vehicle placed the DM-2 upper stage in a 155 x 176 km parking orbit; after two burns the payloads were deployed in a 19115 x 19140 km x 64.8 deg orbit.

Ref.: #7(JR632), #206, #226 - update: 17.07.11