Kosmos 2461 ( meaning ''Cosmos 2461'') is one of a set of three
Russia
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n military
satellite
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s launched in 2010 as part of the
GLONASS
GLONASS (, ; ) is a Russian satellite navigation system operating as part of a radionavigation-satellite service. It provides an alternative to Global Positioning System (GPS) and is the second navigational system in operation with global cove ...
satellite navigation system. It was launched with
Kosmos 2459 and
Kosmos 2460
This satellite is a GLONASS-M satellite, also known as Uragan-M, and is numbered Uragan-M No. 735.
Kosmos 2459/60/61 were launched from
Site 81/24 at
Baikonur Cosmodrome
The Baikonur Cosmodrome is a spaceport operated by Russia within Kazakhstan. Located in the Kazakh city of Baikonur, it is the largest operational space launch facility in terms of area. All Russian Human spaceflight, crewed spaceflights are l ...
in Kazakhstan. A
Proton-M
The Proton-M, (Протон-М) GRAU index 8K82M or , is an Expendable launch system, expendable Russian heavy-lift launch vehicle derived from the Soviet Union, Soviet-developed Proton (rocket family), Proton. It is built by Khrunichev State R ...
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
A medium Earth orbit (MEO) is an geocentric orbit, Earth-centered orbit with an altitude above a low Earth orbit (LEO) and below a high Earth orbit (HEO) – between above sea level. . It subsequently received its
Kosmos
Cosmos generally refers to an orderly or harmonious system.
Cosmos or Kosmos may also refer to:
Space
* ''Cosmos 1'', a privately funded solar sail spacecraft project
* Cosmic Evolution Survey (COSMOS), a Hubble Space Telescope Treasury Project
...
designation, and the
international designator 2010-007B. The
United States Space Command
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assigned it the
Satellite Catalog Number
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36401.
It is in the third orbital plane of the GLONASS constellation, in orbital slot 24. It started operations on 28 March 2010.
See also
*
List of Kosmos satellites (2251–2500)
The designation '' Kosmos'' ( meaning ''Cosmos'') is a generic name given to a large number of Soviet, and subsequently Russian, satellite
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*
List of Proton launches (2010–2019)
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References
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Spacecraft launched in 2010
Spacecraft launched by Proton rockets
Kosmos satellites