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

Kosmos 2380

Mission type	Navigation
Operator	Russian Space Forces
COSPAR ID	2001-053C[1]
SATCAT no.	26989[1]
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	GC 790
Spacecraft type	Uragan
Manufacturer	Reshetnev ISS
Start of mission
Launch date	December 1, 2001, 18:04 (2001-12-01UTC18:04Z) UTC
Rocket	Proton-K/DM-2[1]
Launch site	Baikonur 81/24
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Medium Earth orbit[2]

This satellite is a GLONASS satellite, also known as Uragan, and is numbered Uragan No. 790.[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 2001-053C. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 26989.[1]

It was in the first orbital plane in orbital slot 6. It is no longer part of the GLONASS constellation.[3][4]

See also

• List of Kosmos satellites (2251–2500)
• List of Proton launches (2000–2009)

References

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