Kosmos 2402 ( Russian : Космос 2402 meaning Cosmos 2402 ) is one of a set of three Russian military satellites launched in 2003 as part of the GLONASS satellite navigation system. It was launched with Kosmos 2403 and Kosmos 2404 .

This satellite is a GLONASS satellite, also known as Uragan, and is numbered Uragan No. 794. ^[1]

Kosmos 2402 / 2403 / 2404 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 17:42 UTC on 10 December 2003. The launch successfully placed the satellites into Medium Earth orbit . It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the International Designator 2003-056B. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 28113. ^[1]

It was in the first orbital plane in orbital slot 2. It is no longer part of the GLONASS constellation. ^{[3] [4]}

See also [ edit ]

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

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