Kosmos 2395
-GLONASS Satellite
Cosmos 2396 is one of three glonass fleet spacecraft that was launched by a Proton-K rocket from Baikonur at 07:38 UT on 25 December 2002. They extend the current, depleted fleet of nine spacecraft to 12, which will grow further to a fleet of 18 spacecraft by 2004, and to 24 by 2005. (The original fleet had 24 spacecraft in the 1980s.)
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Name | Kosmos 2395 |
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Organization | GLONASS |
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Country | Russia |
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Continent | Russia |
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Type | Satellite |
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Launch Date | December 25, 2002 |
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Launch Site | Baikonur Site, Kazakhstan |
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Launch Vehicle | Proton-K / DM2 |
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Launch Block | 31 |
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Orbital Plane | III |
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Status | Retired on November 2007 |
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