Engineering:Kosmos 2426
| Mission type | Navigation |
|---|---|
| Operator | Russian Space Forces |
| COSPAR ID | 2006-062B[1] |
| SATCAT no. | 29671[1] |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | GC 717 |
| Spacecraft type | Uragan-M |
| Manufacturer | Reshetnev ISS[2] |
| Launch mass | 1415 kg[2] |
| Dimensions | 1.3 m diameter[2] |
| Power | 1540 watts[2] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | December 25, 2006, 20:18 UTC |
| Rocket | Proton-K/DM-2[1] |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 81/24 |
| Entered service | 3 April 2007 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Medium Earth orbit[3] |
| Slot | 10 |
Kosmos 2426 (Russian: Космос 2426 meaning Cosmos 2426) is one of a set of three Russia n military satellites launched in 2006 as part of the GLONASS satellite navigation system. It was launched with Kosmos 2424 and Kosmos 2425.
This satellite is a GLONASS-M satellite, also known as Uragan-M. It was assigned GLONASS-M №17 number by the manufacturer[4] and 717 by the Ground Control.[5]
Kosmos 2424 / 2425 / 2426 were launched from Site 81/24 at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. A Proton-K carrier rocket with a Blok DM upper stage was used to perform the launch which took place at 20:18 UTC on 25 December 2006. The launch successfully placed the satellites into Medium Earth orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the International Designator 2006-062B. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 29671.[1]
It is in the second orbital plane in orbital slot 10. It started operations on 3 April 2007.[6][7]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. http://planet4589.org/space/log/launchlog.txt.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Testoyedov, Nikolay (2015-05-18). "Space Navigation in Russia: History of Development". http://www.unoosa.org/pdf/sap/2015/RussiaGNSS/Presentations/1.pdf.
- ↑ McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. http://planet4589.org/space/log/satcat.txt.
- ↑ "Спутниковая система ГЛОНАСС – основа единой системы координатно–временного обеспечения Российской Федерации" (in ru) (PDF). Space Research Institute. 14 November 2006. p. 11. http://www.iki.rssi.ru/earth/pres2006/tatevian2.pdf.
- ↑ "ИСТОРИЯ СОСТОЯНИЯ ОРБИТАЛЬНОЙ ГРУППИРОВКИ ГЛОНАСС" (in ru) (PDF). glonass-svoevp.ru. 8 July 2015. p. 11. http://glonass-svoevp.ru/DATA/Documents/History_GLO.pdf.
- ↑ "Glonass". Russian Forces. 2013-05-01. http://russianforces.org/space/navigation/glonass.shtml.
- ↑ "GLONASS constellation status, 03.05.2013". Information-analytical centre, Korolyov, Russia. 2013-05-03. http://www.glonass-ianc.rsa.ru/en/GLONASS/.
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