Kosmos 2380
Russian GLONASS navigation satellite
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Kosmos 2380 (Russian: Космос 2380 meaning Cosmos 2380) is one of a set of three Russian military satellites launched in 2001 as part of the GLONASS satellite navigation system. It was launched with Kosmos 2381 and Kosmos 2382.
| Mission type | Navigation |
|---|---|
| Operator | Russian Space Forces |
| COSPAR ID | 2001-053C[1] |
| SATCAT no. | 26989[1] |
| Mission duration | 24 years, 3 months and 18 days (in orbit) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | GC 790 |
| Spacecraft type | Uragan |
| Manufacturer | Reshetnev ISS |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | December 1, 2001, 18:04 UTC |
| Rocket | Proton-K/DM-2[1] |
| Launch site | Baikonur 81/24 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Decommissioned |
| Deactivated | December 19, 2003 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Medium Earth orbit[2] |
This satellite is a GLONASS satellite, also known as Uragan, and is numbered Uragan No. 790.[1]
Kosmos 2380/1/2 were launched from Site 81/24 at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. A Proton-K carrier rocket with a Blok DM upper stage was used to perform the launch which took place at 18:04 UTC on 1 December 2001. The launch successfully placed the satellites into Medium Earth orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 2001-053C. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 26989.[1]
It was in the first orbital plane in orbital slot 6. It is no longer part of the GLONASS constellation.[3][4]
