GLONASS-M 17, GN 726 - Norad ID: 33380
| Spacetrack Directory Name | COSMOS 2444 (GLONASS) |
| Alternative name | GLONASS-M 17, GN 726 |
| Group | GLONASS |
| Follow COSMOS 2444 (GLONASS) | COSMOS 2444 (GLONASS) Tracker |
| Group follow GLONASS | Tracker GLONASS |
| Pass predictions COSMOS 2444 (GLONASS) | Pass predictions COSMOS 2444 (GLONASS) |
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| Days in orbit | 6549 |
| Country/organisation of origin | Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS) |
| Starting point | TYMSC (Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan) |
| Type | Satellite |
| Categories | |
| Perigee | 19076 km |
| Apogee | 19182 km |
| Orbit slope (inclination) | 65.44° |
| Laps per day | 2 |
| Height COSMOS 2444 (GLONASS) | 19138.1 km |
COSMOS 2444 [GLONASS-M], also known as Kosmos-2444, is a navigation satellite launched on September 25, 2008, from the Tymshchuk (TYMSC) launch site using the Proton-M/DM-2 launch vehicle. The spacecraft measures 4 meters in length with a diameter of 1.5 meters and has a span of 7.8 meters due to its deployable solar arrays. It operates on a 3-Axis stabilized Uragan-M bus design, manufactured by RESH for the Russian Federation (RU). With a dry mass of 1200 kg and a launch mass of 1450 kg, COSMOS 2444 serves as part of the GLONASS navigation constellation. The satellite is owned by KVR/IACG and has an expected operational lifetime of 7 years, powered by solar arrays and batteries.
satellite COSMOS 2444 (GLONASS) Date of exalting 25.09.2008y. Average height of ISS COSMOS 2444 (GLONASS) hundred 19138.1 km. Average velocity COSMOS 2444 (GLONASS) is 14230.95 km/h. Inclination COSMOS 2444 (GLONASS) satellite 65.44°.