GLONASS-M 20, GN 729 - Norad ID: 33467
| Spacetrack Directory Name | COSMOS 2449 [GLONASS-M |
| Alternative name | GLONASS-M 20, GN 729 |
| Group | GLONASS |
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| Country/organisation of origin | Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS) |
| Starting point | TYMSC (Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan) |
| Type | Satellite |
| WWW | Here |
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| Perigee | 19059 km |
| Apogee | 19201 km |
The COSMOS 2449 [GLONASS-M], also known as Kosmos-2449, is a navigation satellite launched on December 25, 2008, from the TYMSC launch site using the Proton-M/DM-2 vehicle. It uses a Uragan-M bus with a 3-axis stabilized configuration and has dimensions of 4 meters in length, 1.5 meters in diameter, and a span of 7.8 meters when its solar arrays are deployed. The satellite has a launch mass of 1450 kg and a dry mass of 1200 kg. Its power is generated by two deployable solar arrays and batteries. Manufactured by RESH for the KVR/IACG, it operates as part of the GLONASS navigation system with an expected lifetime of 7 years.
satellite COSMOS 2449 [GLONASS-M Date of exalting 25.12.2008y.