Kosmos 2522 Explained

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Kosmos 2522
Mission Type:Navigation
Operator:Russian Aerospace Defence Forces
Website:GLONASS status
Cospar Id:2017-055A
Satcat:42939
Spacecraft:GLONASS No. 752
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:31 March 2018
Orbit Reference:Geocentric
Orbit Regime:Medium Earth orbit
Orbit Apoapsis:19124km (11,883miles)
Orbit Periapsis:19150km (11,900miles)
Orbit Inclination:64.71 degrees
Orbit Semimajor:25508km (15,850miles)
Orbit Eccentricity:0.0005100
Orbit Period:675.7 minutes
Apsis:gee

Kosmos 2522 (Russian: Космос 2522 meaning Space 2522) is a Russian military satellite launched in 2017 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. 752.

Kosmos 2522 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 00:02 UTC on 22 September 2017. The launch successfully placed the satellite into a Medium Earth orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 2017-055A. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 42939.

The satellite is in orbital plane 2, in orbital slot 14. As of March 2018 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 2522 (GLONASS). n2yo.com. March 31, 2018.
  2. Web site: GLONASS network. Anatoly Zak. RussiaSpaceWeb.com. March 31, 2018.
  3. Web site: Replenishment satellite launched into Russia's Glonass navigation fleet. Stephen Clark. Spaceflight Now. September 22, 2017. March 31, 2018.
  4. Web site: GLONASS constellation status, 31.03.2018. Information-analytical centre, Korolyov, Russia. March 31, 2018. March 31, 2018. June 19, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170619193137/https://glonass-iac.ru/en/GLONASS/. dead.