Kosmos 2494
Kosmos 2494 (Russian: Космос 2494 meaning Space 2494) is a Russian military satellite launched in 2014 as part of the GLONASS satellite navigation system.
 Glonass-M satellite model | |
| Mission type | Navigation |
|---|---|
| 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 | 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 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 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 |
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.
References
- "LIVE REAL TIME SATELLITE TRACKING AND PREDICTIONS: COSMOS 2494 (GLONASS)". n2yo.com. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
- "Glonass-M spacecraft launch". TsENKI. April 26, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
- 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.