Engineering:Kosmos 2444

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Kosmos 2444
Mission typeNavigation
OperatorRussian Space Forces
COSPAR ID2008-046C[1]
SATCAT no.33380[1]
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftGC 726
Spacecraft typeUragan-M
ManufacturerReshetnev ISS[2]
Launch mass1,415 kilograms (3,120 lb) [2]
Dimensions1.3 metres (4 ft 3 in) diameter [2]
Power1,540 watts[2]
Start of mission
Launch dateSeptember 25, 2008, 08:49 (2008-09-25UTC08:49Z) UTC
RocketProton-M/DM-2[2]
Launch siteBaikonur 81/24
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeMedium Earth orbit[3]
 

Kosmos 2444 (Russian: Космос 2444 meaning Cosmos 2444) is one of a set of three set of three Russia n military satellites launched in 2008 as part of the GLONASS satellite navigation system. It was launched with Kosmos 2442 and Kosmos 2443.

This satellites is a GLONASS-M satellite, also known as Uragan-M, and is numbered Uragan-M No. 726.[1]

Kosmos 2442/3/4 were launched from Site 81/23 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 08:49 UTC on 25 September 2008. The launch successfully placed the satellites into Medium Earth orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designators 2008-046C. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 33380.[1]

It is no longer part of the GLONASS constellation but was formerly in the third orbital plane, orbital slot 22.[4][5]

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