Kosmos 2478

Kosmos 2478 (Russian: Космос 2478 meaning Cosmos 2478) is a Russian military satellite launched in 2011 as part of the GLONASS satellite navigation system.

Kosmos 2478

Mission type	Navigation
Operator	Russian Space Forces
COSPAR ID	2011-071A[1]
SATCAT no.	37938[1]
Website	GLONASS status
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	GC 746[2]
Spacecraft type	Uragan-M
Manufacturer	Reshetnev ISS[3]
Launch mass	1,415 kilograms (3,120 lb) [3]
Dimensions	1.3 metres (4 ft 3 in) diameter [3]
Power	1,540 watts[3]
Start of mission
Launch date	November 28, 2011, 08:26 (2011-11-28UTC08:26Z) UTC
Rocket	Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat-M[3]
Launch site	Plesetsk 43/4
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Medium Earth orbit[4]
Semi-major axis	25,523 kilometres (15,859 mi)[1]
Eccentricity	0.0007[1]
Perigee altitude	19,127 kilometres (11,885 mi)[1]
Apogee altitude	19,163 kilometres (11,907 mi)[1]
Inclination	64.82 degrees[1]
Period	676.34 minutes[1]
GLONASS (satellites) ← Kosmos 2477 Kosmos 2485 → Kosmos (satellites) ← Kosmos 2477 Kosmos 2479 →

This satellite is a GLONASS-M satellite, also known as Uragan-M, and is numbered Uragan-M No. 746.^[1][5]

Kosmos 2478 was launched from Site 43/4 at Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia. A Soyuz-2-1b carrier rocket with a Fregat upper stage was used to perform the launch which took place at 08:26 UTC on 28 November 2011. The launch successfully placed the satellite into Medium Earth orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 2011–071. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 37938.^[1][5][6]

It is in the third orbital plane used by GLONASS, in orbital slot 17.^[2][6]

It started operations on 23 December 2011.^[2]

See also

• Spaceflight portal

• List of Kosmos satellites (2251–2500)
• List of R-7 launches (2010–2014)