Kosmos 2419

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 and Kosmos 2418.

Kosmos 2419

Mission type	Navigation
Operator	Russian Space Forces
COSPAR ID	2005-050A[1]
SATCAT no.	28915[1]
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	GC 714
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
Entered service	31 August 2006
End of mission
Deactivated	19 December 2011
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Medium Earth orbit[3]
Slot	17
GLONASS (satellites) ← Kosmos 2418 Kosmos 2424 → Kosmos (satellites) ← Kosmos 2418 Kosmos 2420 →

This satellite is a GLONASS-M satellite, also known as Uragan-M. It was assigned GLONASS-M №14L number by the manufacturer^[4] and 714 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 2005-050A. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 28915.^[1]

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.^[6][7]

See also

• Spaceflight portal

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