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Kosmos 2434 (Russian: Космос 2434 meaning Cosmos 2434) is one of a set of three Russian military satellites launched in 2007 as part of the GLONASS satellite navigation system. It was launched with Kosmos 2435 and Kosmos 2436.

Kosmos 2434

Mission type	Navigation
Operator	Russian Space Forces
COSPAR ID	2007-065A[1]
SATCAT no.	32393[1]
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	GC 721
Spacecraft type	Uragan-M
Manufacturer	Reshetnev ISS[2]
Launch mass	1415 kg[2]
Dimensions	1.3 m diameter[2]
Power	1540 watts[2]
Start of mission
Launch date	December 25, 2007, 19:32 (2007-12-25UTC19:32Z) UTC
Rocket	Proton-M/DM-2[2]
Launch site	Baikonur, Site 81/24
Entered service	8 February 2008
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Medium Earth orbit[3]
Slot	13

This satellite is a GLONASS-M satellite, also known as Uragan-M, and is numbered Uragan-M No. 721.[1]

Kosmos 2434 / 2435 / 2436 were launched from Site 81/24 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 19:32 UTC on 25 December 2007. The launch successfully placed the satellites into Medium Earth orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the International Designator 2007-065A. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 32393.[1]

It is currently part of the GLONASS constellation in the first orbital plane, orbital slot 13. It started operation on 8 February 2008.[4]·[5]

See also

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

References

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