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Kosmos 2461

Russian GLONASS navigation satellite. Kosmos 2461 was launched on March 1, 2010 aboard a Proton-M/DM-2 from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2010-007BNORAD 36401Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-2461
Common name
Kosmos 2461
Payload designation
Uragan-M No. 35L
Other names
Glonass-M 735,14F113 No. 794-22-535:RA
International designator
2010-007B
NORAD catalog number
36401
GCAT identifier
S36401
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/596

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
March 1, 2010 · 21:19 UTC
Launch record
2010-007Success
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC81/24

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
MEO
Perigee
19,131 km
Apogee
19,132 km
Inclination
64.76°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
February 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 Q12646590 (CC0).