Engineering:Kosmos 2381

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Kosmos 2381
Mission typeNavigation
OperatorRussian Space Forces
COSPAR ID2001-053B[1]
SATCAT no.26988[1]
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftGC 789
Spacecraft typeUragan
ManufacturerReshetnev ISS
Start of mission
Launch dateDecember 1, 2001, 18:04 (2001-12-01UTC18:04Z) UTC
RocketProton-K/DM-2[1]
Launch siteBaikonur 81/24
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeMedium Earth orbit[2]
 

Kosmos 2381 (Russian: Космос 2381 meaning Cosmos 2381) is one of a set of three Russia n military satellites launched in 2001 as part of the GLONASS satellite navigation system. It was launched with Kosmos 2380 and Kosmos 2382.

This satellite is a GLONASS satellite, also known as Uragan, and is numbered Uragan No. 789.[1]

Kosmos 2380/1/2 were launched from Site 81/24 at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. A Proton-K carrier rocket with a Blok DM upper stage was used to perform the launch which took place at 18:04 UTC on 1 December 2001. The launch successfully placed the satellites into Medium Earth orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 2001-053B. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 26988.[1]

It was in the first orbital plane in orbital slot 3. It is no longer part of the GLONASS constellation.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. http://planet4589.org/space/log/launchlog.txt. 
  2. McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. http://planet4589.org/space/log/satcat.txt. 
  3. "Glonass". Russian Forces. 2013-05-01. http://russianforces.org/space/navigation/glonass.shtml. 
  4. "GLONASS constellation status, 03.05.2013". Information-analytical centre, Korolyov, Russia. 2013-05-03. http://www.glonass-ianc.rsa.ru/en/GLONASS/.