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COSMOS 2443 [GLONASS-M]

NonoperationalNavigationMEO

Broadcasts precise timing/positioning signals for global navigation (GNSS).

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Launch

Launch date
September 25, 2008 at 08:49 AM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Proton-M DM-2 Enhanced →
Operator
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Mission
Uragan-M 15 to 17
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
MEO
Apoapsis
19,172 km
Periapsis
19,088 km
Inclination
65.48°
Orbital period
675.74 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2008-046B
NORAD catalog №
33379
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
RussiaRussia (CIS / former USSR)
Radar cross-section
3.9905 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational