Kosmos 2522
![]() Glonass-M satellite model | |
Mission type | Navigation |
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Operator | Russian Aerospace Defence Forces |
COSPAR ID | 2017-055A[1] |
SATCAT no. | 42939[1] |
Website | GLONASS status |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | GLONASS No. 752 |
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 | September 22, 2017, 00:02 | 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 | 25,508 km (15,850 mi)[1] |
Eccentricity | 0.0005100[1] |
Perigee altitude | 19,150 km (11,900 mi)[1] |
Apogee altitude | 19,124 km (11,883 mi)[1] |
Inclination | 64.71 degrees[1] |
Period | 675.7 minutes[1] |
Epoch | 31 March 2018 |
Kosmos 2522 (Russian: Космос 2522 meaning Space 2522) is a Russian military satellite launched in 2017 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. 752.[3]
Kosmos 2522 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 00:02 UTC on 22 September 2017. The launch successfully placed the satellite into a Medium Earth orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 2017-055A. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 42939.[1]
The satellite is in orbital plane 2, in orbital slot 14.[4] As of March 2018 it remains in operation.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i "LIVE REAL TIME SATELLITE TRACKING AND PREDICTIONS: COSMOS 2522 (GLONASS)". n2yo.com. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e Anatoly Zak. "GLONASS network". RussiaSpaceWeb.com. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
- ^ a b Stephen Clark (September 22, 2017). "Replenishment satellite launched into Russia's Glonass navigation fleet". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
- ^ "GLONASS constellation status, 31.03.2018". Information-analytical centre, Korolyov, Russia. March 31, 2018. Archived from the original on June 19, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2018.