Kosmos 2494
Mission type | Navigation | |
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Operator | Russian Aerospace Defence Forces | |
COSPAR ID | 2014-012A[1] | |
SATCAT no. | 39620[1] | |
Website | GLONASS status | |
Spacecraft properties | ||
Spacecraft | GLONASS No. 754 | |
Spacecraft type | 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 | March 23, 2014, 22:54 | UTC|
Rocket | ||
Launch site | Plesetsk 43/4 | |
Contractor | Russian Aerospace Defence Forces | |
Orbital parameters | ||
Reference system | Semi-major axis 25,519 km (15,857 mi)[1] | |
Eccentricity | 0.0005[1] | |
Perigee altitude | 19,129 km (11,886 mi)[1] | |
Apogee altitude | 19,153 km (11,901 mi)[1] | |
Inclination | 64.82 degrees[1] | |
Period | 676.18 minutes[1] | |
Epoch | 25 March 2014 | |
Kosmos 2494 (Russian: Космос 2494 meaning Space 2494) is a Russian military satellite launched in 2014 as part of the GLONASS satellite navigation system.
This satellite is a GLONASS-M satellite, also known as Uragan-M, and is numbered Uragan-M No. 754.[3]
Kosmos 2494 was launched from
international designator 2014-012A. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 39620.[1]
The satellite is in orbital plane 3, in orbital slot 18.[4] As of April 2014 it remains in service.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "LIVE REAL TIME SATELLITE TRACKING AND PREDICTIONS: COSMOS 2494 (GLONASS)". n2yo.com. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "Glonass-M spacecraft launch". TsENKI. April 26, 2013. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
- ^ a b Stephen Clark (March 23, 2014). "Fresh Glonass navigation satellite launched by Russia". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
- ^ "GLONASS constellation status, 27.03.2014". Information-analytical centre, Korolyov, Russia. March 27, 2014. Archived from the original on May 4, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2014.