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Kosmos 2459 (Russian: Космос 2459 meaning Cosmos 2459) is one of a set of three Russian military satellites launched in 2010 as part of the GLONASS satellite navigation system. It was launched with Kosmos 2460 and Kosmos 2461.

Kosmos 2459

Mission type	Navigation
Operator	Russian Space Forces
COSPAR ID	2010-007A[1]
SATCAT no.	36400[1]
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	GC 731
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	March 1, 2010, 21:19 (2010-03-01UTC21:19Z) UTC
Rocket	Proton-M/DM-2[2]
Launch site	Baikonur 81/24
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Medium Earth orbit[3]
Semi-major axis	25,505 kilometres (15,848 mi)[1]
Eccentricity	0.0002[1]
Perigee altitude	19,123 kilometres (11,882 mi)[1]
Apogee altitude	19,132 kilometres (11,888 mi)[1]
Inclination	64.77 degrees[1]
Period	675.63 minutes[1]

This satellite is a GLONASS-M satellite, also known as Uragan-M, and is numbered Uragan-M No. 731.[1][4]

Kosmos 2459/60/61 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 21:19 UTC on 1 March 2010. The launch successfully placed the satellites into Medium Earth orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 2010-007A. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 36400.[1][4]

It is in the third orbital plane of the GLONASS constellation, in orbital slot 22. It started operations on 28 March 2010.[5][6]

See also

• List of Kosmos satellites (2251–2500)
• List of Proton launches (2010–2019)

References

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