Kosmos 2516 Explained

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Kosmos 2516
Mission Type:Navigation
Operator:Russian Aerospace Defence Forces
Website:GLONASS status
Cospar Id:2016-032A
Satcat:41554
Mission Duration:Planned: 7 years
Actual: 4 years, 5 months
Spacecraft:GLONASS No. 753
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:30 January 2017
Orbit Reference:Geocentric
Orbit Regime:Medium Earth orbit
Orbit Apoapsis:19101km (11,869miles)
Orbit Periapsis:19159km (11,905miles)
Orbit Inclination:64.70 degrees
Orbit Semimajor:25508km (15,850miles)
Orbit Eccentricity:0.0011362
Orbit Period:675.7 minutes
Apsis:gee

Kosmos 2516 (Russian: Космос 2516 meaning Space 2516) 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. 753.

Kosmos 2516 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 08:44 UTC on 29 May 2016. The launch successfully placed the satellite into a Medium Earth orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 2016-032A. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 41554.

The satellite is in orbital plane 2, in orbital slot 11.

Kosmos 2516 experienced a depressurization event in November 2020, which permanently disabled the satellite after four years in service. GLONASS-K 15 (No. 705), launched on 25 October 2020, was repurposed as its replacement.

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References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: LIVE REAL TIME SATELLITE TRACKING AND PREDICTIONS: COSMOS 2516 (GLONASS). n2yo.com. January 30, 2017.
  2. Web site: Новейший "Глонасс-К" сменит вышедший из строя аппарат, рассказал источник. Newest Glonass-K to replace failed satellite, source says. RIA Novosti. December 26, 2020. December 27, 2020. ru.
  3. Web site: GLONASS network. Anatoly Zak. RussiaSpaceWeb.com. January 30, 2017.
  4. Web site: Russia's navigation network receives new satellite. Stephen Clark. Spaceflight Now. May 31, 2016. January 30, 2017.
  5. Web site: GLONASS constellation status, 30.01.2017. Information-analytical centre, Korolyov, Russia. January 30, 2017. January 30, 2017. June 19, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170619193137/https://glonass-iac.ru/en/GLONASS/. dead.