Spacetrack Directory Name | COSMOS 2460 (GLONASS) |
Alternative name | GLONASS-M 25, GN 732, SLOT 23 |
Group | GLONASS |
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Orbit launches | 2010-03-01 (14 years ago) |
Days in orbit | 5380 |
Country/organisation of origin | Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS) |
Starting point | TYMSC (Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan) |
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Perigee | 19123 km |
Apogee | 19136 km |
Orbit slope (inclination) | 65.73° |
Laps per day | 2 |
Orbit | MEO (Non-Polar Inclined) |
Height COSMOS 2460 (GLONASS) | 19138.67 km |
Kosmos 2460 (Russian: ?????? 2460 meaning Cosmos 2460) is one of a set of three Russian military satellites launched in 2010 as part of the GLONASS satellite navigation system. It was launched with Kosmos 2459 and Kosmos 2461
This satellite is a GLONASS-M satellite, also known as Uragan-M, and is numbered Uragan-M No. 732.Kosmos 2459/60/61 were launched from Site 81/24 at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. A Proton-M carrier rocket with a Blok DM upper stage was used to perform the launch which took place at 21:19 UTC on 1 March 2010. The launch successfully placed the satellites into Medium Earth orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 2010-007C. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 36402.It is in the third orbital plane of the GLONASS constellation, in orbital slot 23. It started operations on 28 March 2010.