Mission type | Navigation |
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Operator | Russian Space Forces |
COSPAR ID | 2007-052B [1] |
SATCAT no. | 32276 [1] |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | GC 719 |
Spacecraft type | Uragan-M |
Manufacturer | Reshetnev ISS [2] |
Launch mass | 1415 kg [2] |
Dimensions | 1.3 m diameter [2] |
Power | 1540 watts [2] |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | October 26, 2007, 07:35 | UTC
Rocket | Proton-K/ DM-2 [1] |
Launch site | Baikonur, Site 81/24 |
Entered service | 27 November 2007 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Medium Earth orbit [3] |
Slot | 20 |
Kosmos 2432 ( Russian: Космос 2432 meaning Cosmos 2432) is one of a set of three Russian military satellites launched in 2007 as part of the GLONASS satellite navigation system. It was launched with Kosmos 2431 and Kosmos 2433.
This satellite is a GLONASS-M satellite, also known as Uragan-M, and is numbered Uragan-M No. 719. [1]
Kosmos 2431 / 2432 / 2433 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 07:35 UTC on 26 October 2007. The launch successfully placed the satellites into Medium Earth orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the International Designator 2007-052B. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 32276. [1]
It is part of the GLONASS constellation, in the third plane, orbital slot 20. It started operation on 27 November 2007. [4]· [5]