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Kosmos 2417 (Russian: Космос 2417 meaning Cosmos 2417) is one of a set of three Russian military satellites launched in 2005 as part of the GLONASS satellite navigation system. It was launched with Kosmos 2418 and Kosmos 2419.

Kosmos 2417

Mission type	Navigation
Operator	Russian Space Forces
COSPAR ID	2005-050C [1]
SATCAT no.	28917 [1]
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	GC 798
Spacecraft type	Uragan
Manufacturer	Reshetnev ISS
Start of mission
Launch date	December 25, 2005, 05:07 (2005-12-25UTC05:07Z) UTC
Rocket	Proton-K/DM-2[1]
Launch site	Baikonur, Site 81/24
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Medium Earth orbit[2]
Slot	22

This satellite is a GLONASS satellite, and was the last one to be launched. Subsequent launches were GLONASS-M, and the two satellites it launched with were also GLONASS-M. GLONASS satellites are also known as Uragan, and it is numbered Uragan No. 798.[1]

Kosmos 2417 / 2418 / 2419 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 05:07 UTC on 25 December 2005. The launch successfully placed the satellites into Medium Earth orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the International Designator 2005-050C. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 28917.[1]

It was the third orbital plane in orbital slot 22 and 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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