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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton K/DM-281/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Uragan-M 6 to 8
Launched
December 25, 2006
Summary
Uragan-M 6 to 8 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, 2006. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 123rd launch, 6th this year and humanity's 4,816th orbital launch attempt. It was the 106th Proton K/DM-2 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). Kosmos-2424, one of 18 catalogued objects, reached a 19,080 × 19,138 km orbit inclined 64.8°. 18 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
- 106th Proton K/DM-2 flight · 1st this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 123rd launch6th this yearhumanity's 4,816th orbital launch attempt66th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2424 · NORAD 29670 · 2006-062 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 18 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2006-062A
- Epoch
- 2006-12-25 23:22:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.13455864 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0011376
- Inclination
- 64.8089°
- Ascending node
- 73.8052°
- Arg. of perigee
- 203.678°
- Mean anomaly
- 156.2105°
- 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
18 catalogued: 3 payloads, 2 rocket stages, 10 debris, 3 components; 15 still in orbit
- Kosmos-2424 · NORAD 29670 · in orbit
- Kosmos-2425 · NORAD 29671 · in orbit
- Kosmos-2426 · NORAD 29672 · in orbit
Blok DM-2 No. 108L · in orbit
Proton-K 410-15 Stage 3 · re-entered December 26, 2006
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
GLONASS navigation satellites
Pad
81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
50th launch from 81/24 (81P), 1st this year · 1,267th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
93 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
365 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Uragan-M 6 to 8 launch?
Uragan-M 6 to 8 launched on December 25, 2006. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Uragan-M 6 to 8?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Uragan-M 6 to 8?
Proton K/DM-2, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton K/DM-2 spec sheet
Where did Uragan-M 6 to 8 launch from?
81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Uragan-M 6 to 8 reach?
Kosmos-2424, one of 18 catalogued objects, reached a 19,080 × 19,138 km orbit inclined 64.8°.
How many satellites did Uragan-M 6 to 8 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 6 to 8 part of?
GLONASS. About GLONASS