Kosmos 2500

Kosmos 2500

Glonass-M satellite model
Mission type Navigation
Operator Russian Aerospace Defence Forces
COSPAR ID 2014-032A[1]
SATCAT № 40001[1]
Website GLONASS status
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft GLONASS No. 755
Spacecraft type Uragan-M
Manufacturer Reshetnev ISS[2]
Launch mass 1,414 kilograms (3,117 lb) [2]
Dry mass 250 kg[2]
Dimensions 1.3 metres (4 ft 3 in) diameter [2]
Start of mission
Launch date June 14, 2014, 17:16 (2014-06-14UTC17:16Z) UTC
Rocket Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat [2][3]
Launch site Plesetsk 43/4
Contractor Russian Aerospace Defence Forces
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Medium Earth orbit
Semi-major axis 25,519 km (15,857 mi)[1]
Eccentricity 0.0005[1]
Perigee 19,129 km (11,886 mi)[1]
Apogee 19,153 km (11,901 mi)[1]
Inclination 64.77 degrees[1]
Period 676.18 minutes[1]
Epoch 15 June 2014

Kosmos 2500 (Russian: Космос 2500 meaning Space 2500) is a Russian military satellite launched in 2014 as part of the GLONASS satellite navigation system. It was the 2,500th satellite to receive a Kosmos designation

This satellite is a GLONASS-M satellite, also known as Uragan-M, and is numbered Uragan-M No. 755.[3]

Kosmos 2500 was launched from Site 43/4 at Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia. A Soyuz-2-1b carrier rocket with a Fregat upper stage was used to perform the launch which took place at 17:16 UTC on 14 June 2014. The launch successfully placed the satellite into a Medium Earth orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 2014-032A. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 40001.[1]

The satellite is in orbital plane 3, in orbital slot 21.[4] As of August 2014 it remains in operation.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "LIVE REAL TIME SATELLITE TRACKING AND PREDICTIONS: COSMOS 2500 (GLONASS)". n2yo.com. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Glonass-M spacecraft launch". TsENKI. April 26, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
  3. 1 2 Stephen Clark (June 14, 2014). "Glonass navigation satellite launched by Soyuz rocket". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
  4. "GLONASS constellation status, 27.03.2014". Information-analytical centre, Korolyov, Russia. June 15, 2014. Retrieved June 15, 2014.


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