| Kosmos 2426 | |
| Mission Type: | Navigation |
| Operator: | Russian Space Forces |
| Cospar Id: | 2006-062B |
| Satcat: | 29671 |
| Spacecraft: | GC 717 |
| 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: | 3 April 2007 |
| Orbit Reference: | Geocentric |
| Orbit Regime: | Medium Earth orbit |
| Orbit Slot: | 10 |
| Apsis: | gee |
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[1] and 717 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 2006-062B. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 29671.
It is in the second orbital plane in orbital slot 10. It started operations on 3 April 2007.