Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-M DM-2 Enhanced81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Uragan-M 18 to 20
Launched
December 25, 2008
Summary
Uragan-M 18 to 20 launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton-M DM-2 Enhanced from 81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 25, 2008. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 140th launch, 10th this year and humanity's 4,954th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Proton-M DM-2 Enhanced flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). Kosmos-2447, one of 24 catalogued objects, reached a 19,139 × 19,171 km orbit inclined 64.8°. 24 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
- 3rd Proton-M DM-2 Enhanced flight · 2nd this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 140th launch10th this yearhumanity's 4,954th orbital launch attempt69th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2447 · NORAD 33466 · 2008-067 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 24 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2008-067A
- Epoch
- 2008-12-25 13:47:45 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.12880684 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0006275
- Inclination
- 64.8246°
- Ascending node
- 290.2876°
- Arg. of perigee
- 348.3454°
- Mean anomaly
- 11.6512°
- 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
24 catalogued: 3 payloads, 2 rocket stages, 16 debris, 3 components; 19 still in orbit
- Kosmos-2447 · NORAD 33466 · in orbit
- Kosmos-2449 · NORAD 33467 · in orbit
- Kosmos-2448 · NORAD 33468 · in orbit
Proton-M 535-34 Stage 3 · re-entered December 26, 2008
Blok DM-2 No. 114L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
GLONASS navigation satellites
Pad

81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
55th launch from 81/24 (81P), 2nd this year · 1,307th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
93 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
181 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Uragan-M 18 to 20 launch?
Uragan-M 18 to 20 launched on December 25, 2008. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Uragan-M 18 to 20?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Uragan-M 18 to 20?
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 18 to 20 launch from?
81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Uragan-M 18 to 20 reach?
Kosmos-2447, one of 24 catalogued objects, reached a 19,139 × 19,171 km orbit inclined 64.8°.
How many satellites did Uragan-M 18 to 20 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 18 to 20 part of?
GLONASS. About GLONASS
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