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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

Launch Successful

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.

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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

64.8°Inclination
19139 × 19171 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
676.4 minPeriodfrom mean elements
290.3°Ascending node
6503 d agoElement epoch2008-12-25 13:47 UTC · stale

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

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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

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?

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