Kosmos 2529 Explained

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Kosmos 2529
Mission Type:Navigation
Operator:Russian Aerospace Defence Forces
Website:GLONASS status
Cospar Id:2018-086A
Satcat:43687
Spacecraft:GLONASS No. 757
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:8 December 2018
Orbit Reference:Geocentric
Orbit Regime:Medium Earth orbit
Orbit Apoapsis:19153km (11,901miles)
Orbit Periapsis:19120km (11,880miles)
Orbit Inclination:64.71 degrees
Orbit Semimajor:25507km (15,849miles)
Orbit Eccentricity:0.0006485
Orbit Period:675.7 minutes
Apsis:gee

Kosmos 2529 (Russian: Космос 2529 meaning Space 2529) is a Russian military satellite launched in 2018 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. 757.

Kosmos 2527 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 20:17 UTC on 3 November 2018. The launch successfully placed the satellite into a Medium Earth orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 2018-086A. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 43687.

The satellite is in orbital plane 2, in orbital slot 7. As of December 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 2529 (GLONASS). n2yo.com. December 8, 2018.
  2. Web site: GLONASS network. Anatoly Zak. RussiaSpaceWeb.com. October 21, 2018.
  3. Web site: Glonass navigation satellite in orbit after Soyuz launch. Stephen Clark . Spaceflight Now. November 5, 2018. December 8, 2018.
  4. Web site: GLONASS constellation status, 21.10.2018. Information-analytical centre, Korolyov, Russia. December 8, 2018. December 8, 2018. June 19, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170619193137/https://glonass-iac.ru/en/GLONASS/. dead.