Russian military satellite
Kosmos 2529 Glonass-M satellite model
Mission type Navigation Operator Russian Aerospace Defence Forces COSPAR ID 2018-086A[ 1] SATCAT no. 43687[ 1] Website GLONASS status
Spacecraft GLONASS No. 757 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]
Launch date November 3, 2018, 20:17 (2018-11-03UTC20:17Z ) UTC Rocket Soyuz-2.1b /Fregat [ 2] [ 3] Launch site Plesetsk 43/4 Contractor Russian Aerospace Defence Forces
Reference system Geocentric Regime Medium Earth orbit Semi-major axis 25,507 km (15,849 mi)[ 1] Eccentricity 0.0006485[ 1] Perigee altitude 19,120 km (11,880 mi)[ 1] Apogee altitude 19,153 km (11,901 mi)[ 1] Inclination 64.71 degrees[ 1] Period 675.7 minutes[ 1] Epoch 8 December 2018
Kosmos 2529 (Russian : Космос 2529 meaning Space 2529 ) is a Russian military satellite launched in 2018 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. 757.[ 3]
Kosmos 2527 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 20:17 UTC on 3 November 2018. The launch successfully placed the satellite into a Medium Earth orbit . It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 2018-086A. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 43687.[ 1]
The satellite is in orbital plane 2, in orbital slot 7.[ 4]
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References
^ a b c d e f g h i "LIVE REAL TIME SATELLITE TRACKING AND PREDICTIONS: COSMOS 2529 (GLONASS)" . n2yo.com. Retrieved December 8, 2018 .^ a b c d e Anatoly Zak. "GLONASS network" . RussiaSpaceWeb.com. Retrieved October 21, 2018 . ^ a b Stephen Clark (November 5, 2018). "Glonass navigation satellite in orbit after Soyuz launch" . Spaceflight Now. Retrieved December 8, 2018 . ^ "GLONASS constellation status, 21.10.2018" . Information-analytical centre, Korolyov, Russia. December 8, 2018. Archived from the original on June 19, 2017. Retrieved December 8, 2018 .
