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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-M Briz-M81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Garpun #1 (Kosmos 2473)
Launched
September 20, 2011
Summary
Kosmos 2473 (Garpun) launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton-M Briz-M from 81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on September 20, 2011. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 155th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 5,157th orbital launch attempt. It was the 26th Proton-M Briz-M flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Kosmos-2473, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 411 × 35,591 km orbit inclined 48.6°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Пуск РН Протон-М с КА КосмосРоскосмос ТВ
- Vehicle
- Proton-M Briz-M · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 26th Proton-M Briz-M flight · 1st this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 155th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 5,157th orbital launch attempt51st orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2473 · NORAD 37806 · 2011-048 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OBJECT A
- Object ID
- 2011-048A
- Epoch
- 2011-09-21 02:25:36 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28174056 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7217406
- Inclination
- 48.613°
- Ascending node
- 350.0623°
- Arg. of perigee
- 359.8673°
- Mean anomaly
- 0.0959°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: GTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 3 still in orbit
- Kosmos-2473 · NORAD 37806 · in orbit
Briz-M No. 88529 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Kosmos 2473 was the first Russian Garpun military data-relay satellite, a successor to the Geizer spacecraft of the Potok system, launched into a geosynchronous transfer orbit to relay data from reconnaissance satellites to ground stations.
Pad
81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
63rd launch from 81/24 (81P), 1st this year · 1,368th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
93 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
289 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Kosmos 2473 (Garpun) launch?
Kosmos 2473 (Garpun) launched on September 20, 2011. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Kosmos 2473 (Garpun)?
Coverage: Пуск РН Протон-М с КА Космос. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Kosmos 2473 (Garpun)?
Proton-M Briz-M, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-M Briz-M spec sheet
Where did Kosmos 2473 (Garpun) launch from?
81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Kosmos 2473 (Garpun) reach?
Kosmos-2473, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 411 × 35,591 km orbit inclined 48.6°.
How many satellites did Kosmos 2473 (Garpun) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).