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| Mission type | Navigation |
|---|---|
| Operator | Russian Space Forces |
| COSPAR ID | 2011-071A[1] |
| SATCATno. | 37938[1] |
| Website | GLONASS status |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | GC 746[2] |
| Spacecraft type | Uragan-M |
| Manufacturer | Reshetnev ISS[3] |
| Launch mass | 1,415 kilograms (3,120 lb)[3] |
| Dimensions | 1.3 metres (4 ft 3 in) diameter[3] |
| Power | 1,540 watts[3] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | November 28, 2011, 08:26 (2011-11-28UTC08:26Z) UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat-M[3] |
| Launch site | Plesetsk43/4 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Medium Earth orbit[4] |
| Semi-major axis | 25,523 kilometres (15,859 mi)[1] |
| Eccentricity | 0.0007[1] |
| Perigee altitude | 19,127 kilometres (11,885 mi)[1] |
| Apogee altitude | 19,163 kilometres (11,907 mi)[1] |
| Inclination | 64.82 degrees[1] |
| Period | 676.34 minutes[1] |
GLONASS (satellites) | |
Kosmos 2478 (Russian:Космос 2478 meaningCosmos 2478) is a Russian militarysatellite launched in 2011 as part of theGLONASS satellite navigation system.
This satellite is a GLONASS-M satellite, also known as Uragan-M, and is numbered Uragan-M No. 746.[1][5]
Kosmos 2478 was launched fromSite 43/4 atPlesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia. ASoyuz-2-1b carrier rocket with aFregat upper stage was used to perform the launch which took place at 08:26 UTC on 28 November 2011. The launch successfully placed the satellite intoMedium Earth orbit. It subsequently received itsKosmos designation, and theinternational designator 2011–071. TheUnited States Space Command assigned it theSatellite Catalog Number 37938.[1][5][6]
It is in the third orbital plane used by GLONASS, in orbital slot 17.[2][6]
It started operations on 23 December 2011.[2]
