Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-M DM-2 Enhanced81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Uragan-M 21 to 23
Launched
December 14, 2009
Summary
Uragan-M 21 to 23 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 14, 2009. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 148th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 5,027th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Proton-M DM-2 Enhanced flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). Kosmos-2456, one of 17 catalogued objects, reached a 19,139 × 19,142 km orbit inclined 64.8°. 17 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
- 4th Proton-M DM-2 Enhanced flight · 1st this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 148th launch8th this yearhumanity's 5,027th orbital launch attempt73rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2456 · NORAD 36111 · 2009-070 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 17 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OBJECT A
- Object ID
- 2009-070A
- Epoch
- 2009-12-14 13:28:44 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.13060962 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0000624
- Inclination
- 64.8074°
- Ascending node
- 277.9003°
- Arg. of perigee
- 17.8336°
- Mean anomaly
- 334.7747°
- 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
17 catalogued: 3 payloads, 2 rocket stages, 9 debris, 3 components; 8 still in orbit
- Kosmos-2456 · NORAD 36111 · in orbit
- Kosmos-2457 · NORAD 36112 · in orbit
- Kosmos-2458 · NORAD 36113 · in orbit
Proton-M 535-38 Stage 3 · re-entered December 15, 2009
Blok DM-2 No. 115L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
GLONASS navigation satellites
Pad

81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
57th launch from 81/24 (81P), 2nd this year · 1,329th 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
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Uragan-M 21 to 23 launch?
Uragan-M 21 to 23 launched on December 14, 2009. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Uragan-M 21 to 23?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Uragan-M 21 to 23?
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 21 to 23 launch from?
81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Uragan-M 21 to 23 reach?
Kosmos-2456, one of 17 catalogued objects, reached a 19,139 × 19,142 km orbit inclined 64.8°.
How many satellites did Uragan-M 21 to 23 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 21 to 23 part of?
GLONASS. About GLONASS
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