Kosmos 2425 | |
Mission Type: | Navigation |
Operator: | Russian Space Forces |
Cospar Id: | 2006-062A |
Satcat: | 29670 |
Spacecraft: | GC 716 |
Spacecraft Type: | Uragan-M |
Manufacturer: | Reshetnev ISS |
Launch Mass: | 1415 kg |
Dimensions: | 1.3 m diameter |
Power: | 1540 watts |
Launch Date: | UTC |
Launch Site: | Baikonur, Site 81/24 |
Entered Service: | 12 October 2007 |
Orbit Reference: | Geocentric |
Orbit Regime: | Medium Earth orbit |
Orbit Slot: | 15 |
Apsis: | gee |
Kosmos 2425 (Russian: Космос 2425 meaning Cosmos 2425) 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 2426.
This satellite is a GLONASS-M satellite, also known as Uragan-M. It was assigned GLONASS-M №16 number by the manufacturer[1] and 716 by the Ground Control.[2]
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 2006-062A. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 29670.
It is in the second orbital plane in orbital slot 15. It started operations on 12 October 2007.·