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Kosmos 2394 (Russian: Космос 2394 meaning Cosmos 2394) is one of a set of three Russian military satellites launched in 2002 as part of the GLONASS satellite navigation system. It was launched with Kosmos 2395 and Kosmos 2396.[3]

Kosmos 2394

Mission type	Navigation
Operator	Russian Space Forces
COSPAR ID	2002-060A[1]
SATCAT no.	27617[1]
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	GC 791
Spacecraft type	Uragan
Manufacturer	Reshetnev ISS
Start of mission
Launch date	December 25, 2002, 07:37 (2002-12-25UTC07:37Z) UTC
Rocket	Proton-K/DM-2M[1]
Launch site	Baikonur 81/23
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. 791.[1]

Kosmos 2394/5/6 were launched from Site 81/23 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 07:37 UTC on 25 December 2002. The launch successfully placed the satellites into Medium Earth orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 2002-060A. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 27617.[1]

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

See also

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

References

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