Kosmos 2381

Kosmos 2381

Mission type	Navigation
Operator	Russian Space Forces
COSPAR ID	2001-053B[1]
SATCAT no.	26988[1]
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	GC 789
Spacecraft type	Uragan
Manufacturer	Reshetnev ISS
Start of mission
Launch date	December 1, 2001, 18:04 (2001-12-01UTC18:04Z) UTC
Rocket	Proton-K/DM-2[1]
Launch site	Baikonur 81/24
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Medium Earth orbit[2]

Kosmos 2381 (Russian: Космос 2381 meaning Cosmos 2381) is one of a set of three Russian military satellites launched in 2001 as part of the GLONASS satellite navigation system. It was launched with Kosmos 2380 and Kosmos 2382.

This satellite is a GLONASS satellite, also known as Uragan, and is numbered Uragan No. 789.^[1]

Kosmos 2380/1/2 were launched from Site 81/24 at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. A Proton-K carrier rocket with a Blok DM upper stage was used to perform the launch which took place at 18:04 UTC on 1 December 2001. The launch successfully placed the satellites into Medium Earth orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 2001-053B. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 26988.^[1]

It was in the first orbital plane in orbital slot 3. It is no longer part of the GLONASS constellation.^[3][4]

See also

• List of Kosmos satellites (2251–2500)
• List of Proton launches (2000–2009)

References

1. McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
2. McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
3. "Glonass". Russian Forces. 2013-05-01. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
4. "GLONASS constellation status, 03.05.2013". Information-analytical centre, Korolyov, Russia. 2013-05-03. Archived from the original on 2013-05-04. Retrieved 2013-05-03.