Mission type | Navigation |
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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 Russian 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]
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