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.

Kosmos 2418

Mission type	Navigation
Operator	Russian Space Forces
COSPAR ID	2005-050B[1]
SATCAT no.	28916[1]
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	GC 713
Spacecraft type	Uragan-M
Manufacturer	Reshetnev ISS[2]
Launch mass	1415 kg[2]
Dimensions	1.3 m diameter[2]
Power	1540 watts[2]
Start of mission
Launch date	December 25, 2005, 05:07 (2005-12-25UTC05:07Z) UTC
Rocket	Proton-K/DM-2[1]
Launch site	Baikonur, Site 81/24
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Medium Earth orbit[3]
Slot	24
GLONASS (satellites) ← Kosmos 2417 Kosmos 2419 → Kosmos (satellites) ← Kosmos 2417 Kosmos 2419 →

This satellite is a GLONASS-M satellite, also known as Uragan-M. It was assigned GLONASS-M №13L number by the manufacturer^[4] and 713 by the Ground Control.^[5]

Kosmos 2417 / 2418 / 2419 were launched from Site 81/24 at Baikonur Cosmodrome 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 designation, and the International Designator 2005-050B. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 28916.^[1]

It was the third orbital plane in orbital slot 24. It is no longer in the GLONASS constellation.^[6][7]

See also

• Spaceflight portal

• List of Kosmos satellites (2251–2500)
• List of Proton launches (2000–2009)