Kosmos 2419 (russian: Космос 2419 meaning ''Cosmos 2419'') is one of a set of three
Russian military
satellites launched in 2005 as part of the
GLONASS satellite navigation system. It was launched with
Kosmos 2417
Kosmos 2417 (russian: Космос 2417 meaning ''Cosmos 2417'') is one of a set of three Russian military satellites launched in 2005 as part of the GLONASS satellite navigation system. It was launched with Kosmos 2418 and Kosmos 2419.
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and
Kosmos 2418
Kosmos 2418 (russian: Космос 2418 meaning ''Cosmos 2418'') is one of a set of three Russian military satellites launched in 2005 as part of the GLONASS satellite navigation system. It was launched with Kosmos 2417 and Kosmos 2419.
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.
This satellite is a GLONASS-M satellite, also known as Uragan-M. It was assigned GLONASS-M №14L number by the manufacturer and 714 by the
Ground Control.
Kosmos 2417 / 2418 / 2419 were launched from
Site 81/24 at
Baikonur Cosmodrome
The Baikonur Cosmodrome ( kk, Байқоңыр ғарыш айлағы, translit=Baiqoñyr ğaryş ailağy, ; russian: Космодром Байконур, translit=Kosmodrom Baykonur, ) is a spaceport in an area of southern Kazakhstan leased to R ...
in Kazakhstan. A
Proton-K carrier rocket with a
Blok DM upper stage was used to perform the launch which took place at 05:07 UTC on 25 December 2005. The launch successfully placed the satellites into
Medium Earth orbit. It subsequently received its
Kosmos
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designation, and the
International Designator 2005-050A. The
United States Space Command assigned it the
Satellite Catalog Number 28915.
It is in the third orbital plane in orbital slot 17. It is part of the orbital reserve. It started operation on 31 August 2006 and ended on 19 December 2011.
See also
*
List of Kosmos satellites (2251–2500)
*
List of Proton launches (2000–2009)
References
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Spacecraft launched in 2005
Spacecraft launched by Proton rockets
Kosmos satellites