Kosmos 2485
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 Glonass-M satellite model | |
| Mission type | Navigation |
|---|---|
| Operator | Russian Aerospace Defence Forces |
| COSPAR ID | 2013-019A[1] |
| SATCAT № | 39155[1] |
| Website | GLONASS status |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | GLONASS No. 747 |
| Spacecraft type | Uragan-M |
| Manufacturer | Reshetnev ISS [2] |
| Launch mass | 1,414 kilograms (3,117 lb) [2] |
| Dry mass | 250 kg[2] |
| Dimensions | 1.3 metres (4 ft 3 in) diameter [2] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | April 26, 2013, 05:23 UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat [2][3] |
| Launch site | Plesetsk 43/4 |
| Contractor | Russian Aerospace Defence Forces |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Medium Earth orbit |
| Semi-major axis | 25,712 kilometres (15,977 mi)[1] |
| Eccentricity | 0.0064[1] |
| Perigee | 19,169 kilometres (11,911 mi)[1] |
| Apogee | 19,499 kilometres (12,116 mi)[1] |
| Inclination | 64.74 degrees[1] |
| Period | 683.87 minutes[1] |
Kosmos 2485 (Russian: Космос 2485 meaning Space 2485) is a Russian military satellite launched in 2013 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. 747.[1]
Kosmos 2485 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 05:23 UTC on 26 April 2013. The launch successfully placed the satellite into Medium Earth orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 2013-019A. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 39155.[1]
The satellite is in orbital plane 1, in orbital slot 2.[4]
See also
- List of Kosmos satellites (2251–2500)
- List of R-7 launches (2010–2014)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 "2013-019". Zarya. undated. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Glonass-M spacecraft launch". TsENKI. undated. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
- ↑ "Russia Launches New GLONASS-M Satellite". Ria Novosti. 2013-04-26. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
- ↑ "GLONASS constellation status, 03.05.2013". Information-analytical centre, Korolyov, Russia. 2013-05-03. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
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