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COSMOS 2460 (732)

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COSMOS 2460 (732) is a Ministry of Defense navigation satellite, part of the GLONASS constellation, launched on March 1, 2010 into MEO.

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Launch

Launch date
March 1, 2010 at 09:19 PM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Operator
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Mission
3 x Glonass-M (Kosmos 2459, Kosmos 2460, Kosmos 2461)

Orbit

Orbit regime
MEO
Apoapsis
19,135 km
Periapsis
19,125 km
Inclination
65.42°
Orbital period
675.73 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Ministry of Defense
Manufacturer
ISS Reshetnev
Users
Military/Commercial
Launch mass
1,450 kg
Power
1,000 W
Design lifetime
7 years

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2010-007C
NORAD catalog №
36402
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
RussiaRussia (CIS / former USSR)
Constellation
GLONASS
Radar cross-section
4.7754 m²
Status
Operational