COSMOS 2443 [GLONASS-M
2008-09-25
Satellite information COSMOS 2443 [GLONASS-M - GLONASS-M 16, GN 725
| Spacetrack Directory Name | COSMOS 2443 [GLONASS-M |
| Alternative name | GLONASS-M 16, GN 725 |
| Group | GLONASS |
| Orbit launches |
2008-09-25 |
| Deorbitation |
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| Country/organisation of origin | Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS) |
| Starting point | TYMSC (Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan) |
| Type | Satellite |
| Categories | |
| Perigee | 19099 km |
| Apogee | 19161 km |
Additional information COSMOS 2443 [GLONASS-M
COSMOS 2443 [GLONASS-M], also known as Kosmos-2443, is a Russian navigation satellite launched on September 25, 2008, from the Tyuratam Space Center Launch Complex using the Proton-M/DM-2 launch vehicle. The spacecraft uses a 3-Axis stabilized Uragan-M bus and measures approximately 4 meters in length with a diameter of 1.5 meters and a span of 7.8 meters when its solar arrays are deployed. It has a dry mass of 1,200 kilograms and was designed for a seven-year operational lifetime. The satellite is part of the GLONASS navigation system and provides navigation services. Its power supply consists of two deployable solar arrays and batteries, while its shape includes a cylindrical body with antennas and solar panels. The satellites owner is KVR/IACG, and it was manufactured by RESH (Research Electro-Engineering Institute).
satellite COSMOS 2443 [GLONASS-M Date of exalting 25.09.2008y.ISS
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