Kosmos 2514 Explained

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Kosmos 2514
Mission Type:Navigation
Operator:Russian Aerospace Defence Forces
Website:GLONASS status
Cospar Id:2016-008A
Satcat:41330
Spacecraft:GLONASS No. 751
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:12 March 2016
Orbit Reference:Geocentric
Orbit Regime:Medium Earth orbit
Orbit Apoapsis:19111km (11,875miles)
Orbit Periapsis:19164km (11,908miles)
Orbit Inclination:64.81 degrees
Orbit Semimajor:25508km (15,850miles)
Orbit Eccentricity:0.0010
Orbit Period:675.7 minutes
Apsis:gee

Kosmos 2514 (Russian: Космос 2514 meaning Space 2514) is a Russian military satellite launched in 2016 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. 751.

Kosmos 2514 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 00:21 UTC on 7 February 2016. The launch successfully placed the satellite into a Medium Earth orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 2016-008A. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 41330.

The satellite is in orbital plane 3, in orbital slot 17. As of March 2016 it remains in operation.

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References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: LIVE REAL TIME SATELLITE TRACKING AND PREDICTIONS: COSMOS 2514 (GLONASS). n2yo.com. March 13, 2016.
  2. Web site: GLONASS network. Anatoly Zak. RussiaSpaceWeb.com. March 13, 2016.
  3. Web site: Glonass navigation system reinforced by Soyuz launch. Stephen Clark. Spaceflight Now. February 7, 2016. March 13, 2016.
  4. Web site: GLONASS constellation status, 13.03.2016. Information-analytical centre, Korolyov, Russia. March 13, 2016. March 13, 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130504220156/http://www.glonass-ianc.rsa.ru/en/GLONASS/. May 4, 2013.