Kosmos 2403
Mission type | Navigation |
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Operator | Russian Space Forces |
COSPAR ID | 2003-056C[1] |
SATCAT № | 28114[1] |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | GC 795 |
Spacecraft type | Uragan |
Manufacturer | Reshetnev ISS |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | December 10, 2003, 17:42 | UTC
Rocket | Proton-K/Briz-M[1] |
Launch site | Baikonur 81/24 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Medium Earth orbit[2] |
Kosmos 2403 (Russian: Космос 2403 meaning Cosmos 2403) is one of a set of three Russian military satellites launched in 2003 as part of the GLONASS satellite navigation system. It was launched with Kosmos 2402 and Kosmos 2404.
This satellite is a GLONASS satellite, also known as Uragan, and is numbered Uragan No. 795.[1]
Kosmos 2402/3/4 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 17:42 UTC on 10 December 2003. The launch successfully placed the satellites into Medium Earth orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 2003-056C. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 28114.[1]
It was in the first orbital plane in orbital slot 4. It is no longer part of the GLONASS constellation.[3][4]