Kosmos 2494

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Kosmos 2494
Glonass-M small. CeBIT 2011 Samstag PD 110.jpg
Glonass-M satellite model
Mission type Navigation
Operator Russian Aerospace Defence Forces
COSPAR ID 2014-012A[1]
SATCAT № 39620[1]
Website GLONASS status
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft GLONASS No. 754
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 March 23, 2014, 22:54 (2014-03-23UTC22:54Z) 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 64.82 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 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 22:54 UTC on 23 March 2014. The launch successfully placed the satellite into a Medium Earth orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the 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

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