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Kosmos 2412 (Russian: Космос 2412 meaning Cosmos 2412) is one of a set of three Russian military satellites launched in 2004 as part of the GLONASS satellite navigation system. It was launched with Kosmos 2411 and Kosmos 2413.

Kosmos 2412

Mission type	Navigation
Operator	Russian Space Forces
COSPAR ID	2004-053C [1]
SATCAT no.	28510 [1]
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	GC 797
Spacecraft type	Uragan
Manufacturer	Reshetnev ISS
Start of mission
Launch date	December 26, 2004, 13:53 (2004-12-26UTC13:53Z) UTC
Rocket	Proton-K/DM-2[1]
Launch site	Baikonur, Site 200/39
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Medium Earth orbit[2]
Slot	8

This satellite is a GLONASS satellite, also known as Uragan, and is numbered Uragan No. 797.[1]

Kosmos 2411 / 2412 / 2413 were launched from Site 20/39 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 13:53 UTC on 26 December 2004. The launch successfully placed the satellites into Medium Earth orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the International Designator 2004-053C. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 28510.[1]

It was in the first orbital plane in orbital slot 8. 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)

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