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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-M DM-2 Enhanced81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Uragan-M 15 to 17
Launched
September 25, 2008
Summary
Uragan-M 15 to 17 launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton-M DM-2 Enhanced from 81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on September 25, 2008. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 137th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 4,933rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Proton-M DM-2 Enhanced flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). Kosmos-2442, one of 19 catalogued objects, reached a 19,099 × 19,148 km orbit inclined 64.8°. 19 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Proton-M DM-2 Enhanced · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterGLONASS
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Navigation · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Proton-M DM-2 Enhanced flight · 1st this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 137th launch7th this yearhumanity's 4,933rd orbital launch attempt48th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2442 · NORAD 33378 · 2008-046 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 19 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OBJECT A
- Object ID
- 2008-046A
- Epoch
- 2008-09-26 19:12:00 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.13270776 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0009599
- Inclination
- 64.794°
- Ascending node
- 171.922°
- Arg. of perigee
- 192.234°
- Mean anomaly
- 89.189°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: MEO.
Catalogued objects
19 catalogued: 3 payloads, 2 rocket stages, 11 debris, 3 components; 15 still in orbit
- Kosmos-2442 · NORAD 33378 · in orbit
- Kosmos-2443 · NORAD 33379 · in orbit
- Kosmos-2444 · NORAD 33380 · in orbit
Proton-M 535-31 Stage 3 · re-entered September 26, 2008
Blok DM-2 No. 112L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
GLONASS navigation satellites
Pad
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
104th launch from 81/23 (81L), 1st this year · 1,302nd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
104 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
about 4 years after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Uragan-M 15 to 17 launch?
Uragan-M 15 to 17 launched on September 25, 2008. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Uragan-M 15 to 17?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Uragan-M 15 to 17?
Proton-M DM-2 Enhanced, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-M DM-2 Enhanced spec sheet
Where did Uragan-M 15 to 17 launch from?
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Uragan-M 15 to 17 reach?
Kosmos-2442, one of 19 catalogued objects, reached a 19,099 × 19,148 km orbit inclined 64.8°.
How many satellites did Uragan-M 15 to 17 launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Uragan-M 15 to 17 part of?
GLONASS. About GLONASS