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Kosmos 2431

Russian GLONASS navigation satellite. Kosmos 2431 was launched on October 26, 2007 aboard a Proton-K/DM-2 from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2007-052CNORAD 32277Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-2433
Common name
Kosmos 2431
Payload designation
Uragan-M No. 20L
Other names
Glonass-M 720,14F113 No. 800-95-820:RA
International designator
2007-052C
NORAD catalog number
32277
GCAT identifier
S32277
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/530

Mission

Mission type
Navigation
Use
Defense
Program
Uragan-M
Owner
KVR
Country
Russia
Builder
OAO M. Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems
Platform (bus)
Uragan

Launch

Date
October 26, 2007 · 07:35 UTC
Launch record
2007-052Success
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC81/24

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
MEO
Perigee
19,082 km
Apogee
19,131 km
Inclination
64.88°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Feb 5, 2023

Size

Mass
1,450 kg
Dry mass
1,200 kg
Length
4.0 m
Diameter
1.50 m
Span
7.8 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q6433274 (CC0).