Kosmos 2494 Explained

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Kosmos 2494
Mission Type:Navigation
Operator:Russian Aerospace Defence Forces
Website:GLONASS status
Cospar Id:2014-012A
Satcat:39620
Spacecraft:GLONASS No. 754
Spacecraft Type:Uragan-M
Manufacturer:Reshetnev ISS
Dry Mass:250 kg
Dimensions: diameter
Launch Date: UTC
Launch Rocket:Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Launch Site:Plesetsk 43/4
Launch Contractor:Russian Aerospace Defence Forces
Orbit Epoch:25 March 2014
Orbit Reference:Geocentric
Orbit Regime:Medium Earth orbit
Orbit Apoapsis:19153km (11,901miles)
Orbit Periapsis:19129km (11,886miles)
Orbit Inclination:64.82 degrees
Orbit Semimajor:25519km (15,857miles)
Orbit Eccentricity:0.0005
Orbit Period:676.18 minutes
Apsis:gee

Kosmos 2494 (Russian: Космос 2494 meaning Space 2494) is a Russian military satellite launched in 2014 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. 754.

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.

The satellite is in orbital plane 3, in orbital slot 18. As of April 2014 it remains in service.

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References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: LIVE REAL TIME SATELLITE TRACKING AND PREDICTIONS: COSMOS 2494 (GLONASS). n2yo.com. March 27, 2014.
  2. Web site: Glonass-M spacecraft launch. TsENKI. April 26, 2013. March 27, 2014. March 5, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305090812/http://tsenki.com/en/launch_services/help_information/launch/2013?eid=99402. dead.
  3. Web site: Fresh Glonass navigation satellite launched by Russia. Stephen Clark. Spaceflight Now. March 23, 2014. March 27, 2014.
  4. Web site: GLONASS constellation status, 27.03.2014. Information-analytical centre, Korolyov, Russia. March 27, 2014. March 27, 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130504220156/http://www.glonass-ianc.rsa.ru/en/GLONASS/. May 4, 2013.