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Kosmos 2457

Russian GLONASS navigation satellite. Kosmos 2457 was launched on December 14, 2009 aboard a Proton-M/DM-2 from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2009-070BNORAD 36112Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-2457
Common name
Kosmos 2457
Payload designation
Uragan-M No. 33L
Other names
Glonass-M 733,14F113 No. 794-22-533:RA
International designator
2009-070B
NORAD catalog number
36112
GCAT identifier
S36112
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/593

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 14, 2009 · 10:38 UTC
Launch record
2009-070Success
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC81/24

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
MEO
Perigee
19,125 km
Apogee
19,135 km
Inclination
64.79°
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 Q12646583 (CC0).