Kosmos 2475 (russian: Космос 2475 meaning ''Cosmos 2475'') is one of a set of three Russian military satellites launched in 2011 as part of the GLONASS satellite navigation system. It was launched with Kosmos 2476 and Kosmos 2477.
This satellite is a GLONASS-M satellite, also known as Uragan-M, and is numbered Uragan-M No. 743.
Kosmos 2475/6/7 were launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 81, Site 81/24 at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. A Proton-M carrier rocket with a Briz-M upper stage was used to perform the launch which took place at 16:51 UTC on 4 November 2011.
The launch successfully placed the satellites into Medium Earth orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos (satellite), Kosmos designation, and the international designator 2011-064C. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 37869.
It is in the first orbital plane of the GLONASS constellation, in orbital slot 8. It started operations on 20 September 2011.
See also
*List of Kosmos satellites (2251–2500)
*List of Proton launches (2010–2019)
References
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Spacecraft launched in 2011
Spacecraft launched by Proton rockets
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