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COSMOS 2460 (732)
Russian Navigation Satellite (GLONASS-M) · Russian Aerospace Forces
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Cosmos 2460, launched in 2009, is part of the GLONASS-M generation that achieved a milestone Russia had been chasing since the system's near-collapse: full global operational coverage restored by 2011, exactly two decades after the Soviet Union that originally built GLONASS ceased to exist. Every satellite like this one represents a small piece of that sustained national rebuilding effort. GLONASS's 2011 return to full global strength let Russia resume actively marketing the system internationally, particularly to countries wary of exclusive GPS dependence — a geopolitical dimension to satellite navigation that has only grown more pronounced in the years since.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Medium Earth Orbita high vantage point, ideal for navigation
- Altitude
- 11,887–11,895 mi (19,130–19,143 km)
- Inclination
- 65.4°
- One orbit
- 11.3 hours2.1 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 36402
- Int’l designator
- 2010-007C
- Launched
- 2010
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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