Kosmos 2446
Mission type | Early warning |
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COSPAR ID | 2008-062A |
SATCAT no. | 33447 |
Mission duration | 4 years[1] |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | US-K[2] |
Launch mass | 1,900 kilograms (4,200 lb)[3] |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 2 December 2008, 05:03 (2008-12-02UTC05:03Z) UTC |
Rocket | Molniya-M/2BL[2] |
Launch site | Plesetsk Cosmodrome[2][3] |
End of mission | |
Decay date | May 6th, 2017 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Molniya[2] |
Perigee altitude | 522 kilometres (324 mi)[4] |
Apogee altitude | 39,190 kilometres (24,350 mi)[4] |
Inclination | 62.8 degrees[4] |
Period | 704.78 minutes[4] |
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]
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]
References
- ^ Podvig, Pavel (2002). "History and the Current Status of the Russian Early-Warning System" (PDF). Science and Global Security. 10 (1): 21–60. Bibcode:2002S&GS...10...21P. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.692.6127. doi:10.1080/08929880212328. ISSN 0892-9882. S2CID 122901563. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f "US-K (73D6)". Gunter's Space Page. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "Cosmos 2446". National Space Science Data Centre. 20 April 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
- ^ a b c d McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ^ Podvig, Pavel (2 December 2008). "Launch of Cosmos-2446, a new first-generation early-warning satellite". Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
See also
- List of Kosmos satellites (2251–2500)
- List of R-7 launches (2005–2009)
- 2008 in spaceflight
- v
- t
- e
- Progress M-63
- STS-122 (Columbus)
- Thor 5
- Kizuna
- Jules Verne ATV
- STS-123 (Kibō ELM-PS, Dextre, Spacelab MD002)
- USA-200
- AMC-14
- USA-201
- DirecTV-11
- SAR-Lupe 4
- Progress M-64
- Galaxy 18
- Kosmos 2437, Kosmos 2438, Kosmos 2439, Yubileiny
- Fengyun 3A
- STS-124 (Kibō PM)
- ChinaSat 9
- Fermi
- Skynet 5C, Türksat 3A
- Orbcomm FM29, Orbcomm FM37, Orbcomm FM38, Orbcomm FM39, Orbcomm FM40, Orbcomm FM41
- OSTM/Jason-2
- Kosmos 2440
- Trailblazer, NanoSail-D, PRESat, Explorers
- Superbird-C2, AMC-21
- Omid
- Inmarsat-4 F3
- Tachys, Mati, Choma, Choros, Trochia
- Huan Jing 1A, Huan Jing 1B
- GeoEye-1
- Progress M-65
- Nimiq-4
- Galaxy 19
- Kosmos 2442, Kosmos 2243, Kosmos 2444
- Shenzhou 7 (Banxing-1)
- Ratsat
- Chuang Xin 1B, Shiyan Weixing 3
- Astra 1M
- Kosmos 2445
- STS-126 (Leonardo MPLM, PSSC-1)
- Progress M-01M
- Yaogan 4
- Kosmos 2446
- Yaogan 5
- Hot Bird 9, Eutelsat W2M
- Fengyun 2E
- Kosmos 2447, Kosmos 2448, Kosmos 2449
Crewed flights are underlined. Launch failures are marked with the † sign. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are (enclosed in parentheses).