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Kosmos 2448 (Russian: Космос 2448 meaning Cosmos 2448) is one of a set of three Russian military satellites launched in 2008 as part of the GLONASS satellite navigation system. It was launched with Kosmos 2447 and Kosmos 2449.

Kosmos 2447

Mission type	Navigation
Operator	Russian Space Forces
COSPAR ID	2008-067C[1]
SATCAT no.	33468[1]
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	GC 728
Spacecraft type	Uragan-M
Manufacturer	Reshetnev ISS[2]
Launch mass	1,415 kilograms (3,120 lb) [2]
Dimensions	1.3 metres (4 ft 3 in) diameter [2]
Power	1,540 watts[2]
Start of mission
Launch date	December 25, 2008, 10:43 (2008-12-25UTC10:43Z) UTC
Rocket	Proton-M/DM-2[2]
Launch site	Baikonur 81/24
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Medium Earth orbit[3]

This satellite is a GLONASS-M satellite, also known as Uragan-M, and is numbered Uragan-M No. 728.[1]

Kosmos 2447/8/9 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 10:43 UTC on 25 December 2008. The launch successfully placed the satellites into Medium Earth orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 2008-067C. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 33468.[1]

It is currently part of the GLONASS constellation in the first orbital plane, orbital slot 2. It started operation on 20 January 2009.[4][5]

See also

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

References

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