Kosmos 2461 (russian: Космос 2461 meaning ''Cosmos 2461'') is one of a set of three
Russia
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n military
satellite
A satellite or artificial satellite is an object intentionally placed into orbit in outer space. Except for passive satellites, most satellites have an electricity generation system for equipment on board, such as solar panels or radioisotope ...
s launched in 2010 as part of the
GLONASS
GLONASS (russian: ГЛОНАСС, label=none, ; rus, links=no, Глобальная навигационная спутниковая система, r=Global'naya Navigatsionnaya Sputnikovaya Sistema, t=Global Navigation Satellite System) is ...
satellite navigation system. It was launched with
Kosmos 2459 and
Kosmos 2460
This satellite is a GLONASS-M satellite, also known as Uragan-M, and is numbered Uragan-M No. 735.
Kosmos 2459/60/61 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-M carrier rocket with a
Blok DM
Blok D (russian: Блок Д meaning Block D) is an upper stage used on Soviet and later Russian expendable launch systems, including the N1, Proton-K and Zenit.
The stage (and its derivatives) has been included in more than 320 launched r ...
upper stage was used to perform the launch which took place at 21:19 UTC on 1 March 2010. The launch successfully placed the satellites into
Medium Earth orbit
A medium Earth orbit (MEO) is an geocentric orbit, Earth-centered orbit with an altitude above a low Earth orbit (LEO) and below a high Earth orbit (HEO) – between above sea level. . It subsequently received its
Kosmos designation, and the
international designator 2010-007B. The
United States Space Command assigned it the
Satellite Catalog Number 36401.
It is in the third orbital plane of the GLONASS constellation, in orbital slot 24. It started operations on 28 March 2010.
See also
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List of Kosmos satellites (2251–2500)
*
List of Proton launches (2010–2019)
This is a list of launches made by the Proton-M
The Proton-M, (Протон-М) GRAU index 8K82M or , is an expendable Russian heavy-lift launch vehicle derived from the Soviet-developed Proton. It is built by Khrunichev, and launched from s ...
References
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Spacecraft launched in 2010
Spacecraft launched by Proton rockets
Kosmos satellites