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Kosmos 2449

Russian GLONASS navigation satellite. Kosmos 2449 was launched on December 25, 2008 aboard a Proton-M/DM-2 from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2008-067BNORAD 33467Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-2449
Common name
Kosmos 2449
Payload designation
Uragan-M No. 29L
Other names
Glonass-M 729,14F113 No. 794-69-229:RA
International designator
2008-067B
NORAD catalog number
33467
GCAT identifier
S33467
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/561

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
December 25, 2008 · 10:43 UTC
Launch record
2008-067Success
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC81/24

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
MEO
Perigee
19,122 km
Apogee
19,137 km
Inclination
64.09°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Jan 22, 2010
End of operations
Oct 16, 2013

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 Q12681166 (CC0).