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COSMOS 2476 (744)

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COSMOS 2476 (744) is a Ministry of Defense navigation satellite, part of the GLONASS constellation, launched on November 4, 2011 into MEO.

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Launch

Launch date
November 4, 2011 at 12:51 PM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Operator
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Mission
3 x Glonass-M (Kosmos 2475, Kosmos 2476, Kosmos 2477)

Orbit

Orbit regime
MEO
Apoapsis
19,188 km
Periapsis
19,072 km
Inclination
65.27°
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)
2011-064A
NORAD catalog №
37867
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
RussiaRussia (CIS / former USSR)
Constellation
GLONASS
Radar cross-section
6.3096 m²
Status
Operational

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