Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton K/DM-281/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Uragan 87, Uragan-M 4 & 5
Launched
December 25, 2005
Summary
Uragan 87, Uragan-M 4 & 5 launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton K/DM-2 from 81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 25, 2005. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 116th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 4,748th orbital launch attempt. It was the 105th Proton K/DM-2 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). Kosmos-2417, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 19,120 × 19,130 km orbit inclined 64.9°. 8 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Proton K/DM-2 · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterGLONASS
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Navigation · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
- Milestone
- 105th Proton K/DM-2 flight · 2nd this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 116th launch6th this yearhumanity's 4,748th orbital launch attempt54th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2417 · NORAD 28915 · 2005-050 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 8 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2005-050A
- Epoch
- 2005-12-25 08:11:12 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.13254877 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0002002
- Inclination
- 64.8663°
- Ascending node
- 205.7246°
- Arg. of perigee
- 21.3346°
- Mean anomaly
- 338.7471°
- 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: MEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
8 catalogued: 3 payloads, 2 rocket stages, 1 debris, 2 components; 7 still in orbit
- Kosmos-2417 · NORAD 28915 · in orbit
- Kosmos-2419 · NORAD 28916 · in orbit
- Kosmos-2418 · NORAD 28917 · in orbit
Blok DM-2 No. 106L · in orbit
Proton-K 410-11 Stage 3 · re-entered December 25, 2005
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
GLONASS navigation satellites
Pad

81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
49th launch from 81/24 (81P), 2nd this year · 1,249th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
93 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
325 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Uragan 87, Uragan-M 4 & 5 launch?
Uragan 87, Uragan-M 4 & 5 launched on December 25, 2005. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Uragan 87, Uragan-M 4 & 5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Uragan 87, Uragan-M 4 & 5?
Proton K/DM-2, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton K/DM-2 spec sheet
Where did Uragan 87, Uragan-M 4 & 5 launch from?
81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Uragan 87, Uragan-M 4 & 5 reach?
Kosmos-2417, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 19,120 × 19,130 km orbit inclined 64.9°.
How many satellites did Uragan 87, Uragan-M 4 & 5 launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Uragan 87, Uragan-M 4 & 5 part of?
GLONASS. About GLONASS
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