Kosmos 2446

Kosmos 2446
Mission type	Early warning
COSPAR ID	2008-062A
SATCAT no.	33447
Mission duration	4 years
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	US-K
Launch mass	1,900 kilograms (4,200 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date	‹The template below is included via a redirect (Template:Start-date) that is under discussion. See redirects for discussion to help reach a consensus.›2 December 2008, 05:03 UTC
Rocket	Molniya-M/2BL
Launch site	Plesetsk Cosmodrome
End of mission
Decay date	May 6th, 2017
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Molniya
Perigee altitude	522 kilometres (324 mi)
Apogee altitude	39,190 kilometres (24,350 mi)
Inclination	62.8 degrees
Period	704.78 minutes

Kosmos 2446 (Russian: Космос 2446 meaning Cosmos 2446) is a Russian US-K missile early warning satellite which was launched in 2008 as part of the Russian Space Forces' Oko programme.^[5] The satellite is designed to identify missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors.^[2]

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Kosmos 2446 was launched from Site 16/2 at Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia.^[2] A Molniya-M carrier rocket with a 2BL upper stage was used to perform the launch, which took place at 05:03 UTC on 2 December 2008.^[3] The launch successfully placed the satellite into a molniya orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 2008-062A.^[3] The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 33447.^[3]

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