Kosmos 2458

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Kosmos 2458
Mission type Navigation
Operator Russian Space Forces
COSPAR ID 2009-070C[1]
SATCAT № 36113[1]
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft GC 734
Spacecraft type Uragan-M
Manufacturer Reshetnev ISS [2]
Launch mass 1,415 kilograms (3,120 lb) [2]
Dimensions 1.3 metres (4 ft 3 in) diameter [2]
Power 1,540 watts[2]
Start of mission
Launch date December 14, 2009, 10:38 (2009-12-14UTC10:38Z) UTC
Rocket Proton-M/DM-2[2]
Launch site Baikonur 81/24
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Medium Earth orbit[3]
Semi-major axis 25,509 kilometres (15,851 mi)[1]
Eccentricity 0.0001[1]
Perigee 19,129 kilometres (11,886 mi)[1]
Apogee 19,132 kilometres (11,888 mi)[1]
Inclination 64.81 degrees[1]
Period 675.76 minutes[1]

Kosmos 2458 (Russian: Космос 2458 meaning Cosmos 2458) is one of a set of three Russian military satellites launched in 2009 as part of the GLONASS satellite navigation system. It was launched with Kosmos 2456 and Kosmos 2457.

This satellite is a GLONASS-M satellite, also known as Uragan-M, and is numbered Uragan-M No. 734.[1][4]

Kosmos 2456/7/8 were launched from Site 81/24 at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. A Proton-M carrier rocket with a Blok DM upper stage was used to perform the launch which took place at 10:38 UTC on 14 December 2009. The launch successfully placed the satellites into Medium Earth orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 2009-070C. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Numbers 36113.[1][4]

It is in the first orbital plane of the GLONASS constellation, in orbital slot 5. It started operations on 10 January 2010.[5][6]

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