Kosmos 2436

Kosmos 2436 (Russian: Космос 2436 meaning Cosmos 2436) is one of a set of three Russian military satellites launched in 2007 as part of the GLONASS satellite navigation system. It was launched with Kosmos 2434 and Kosmos 2435.

Kosmos 2436

Mission type	Navigation
Operator	Russian Space Forces
COSPAR ID	2007-065C[1]
SATCAT no.	32395[1]
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	GC 723
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 25, 2007, 19:32 (2007-12-25UTC19:32Z) UTC
Rocket	Proton-M/DM-2[2]
Launch site	Baikonur 81/24
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Medium Earth orbit[3]
GLONASS (satellites) ← Kosmos 2435 Kosmos 2442 → Kosmos (satellites) ← Kosmos 2435 Kosmos 2437 →

This satellite is a GLONASS-M satellite, also known as Uragan-M, and is numbered Uragan-M No. 723.^[1]

Kosmos 2434/5/6 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 19:32 UTC on 25 December 2007. The launch successfully placed the satellites into Medium Earth orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 2007-065C. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 32395.^[1]

It is part of the GLONASS constellation, in the second plane, orbital slot 11. It started operation on 22 January 2008.^[4][5]

See also

• Spaceflight portal

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