Kosmos 2459 ( meaning Cosmos 2459) is one of a set of three Russian military satellites launched in 2010 as part of the GLONASS satellite navigation system. It was launched with Kosmos 2460 and Kosmos 2461. This satellite is a GLONASS-M satellite, also known as Uragan-M, and is numbered Uragan-M No. 731. It is in the third orbital plane of the GLONASS constellation, in orbital slot 22. It started operations on 28 March 2010.