Kosmos 2424

Kosmos 2424
Mission typeNavigation
OperatorRussian Space Forces
COSPAR ID2006-062C[1]
SATCAT no.29672[1]
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftGC 715
Spacecraft typeUragan-M
ManufacturerReshetnev ISS[2]
Launch mass1415 kg[2]
Dimensions1.3 m diameter[2]
Power1540 watts[2]
Start of mission
Launch dateDecember 25, 2006, 20:18 (2006-12-25UTC20:18Z) UTC
RocketProton-K/DM-2[1]
Launch siteBaikonur, Site 81/24
Entered service3 April 2007
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeMedium Earth orbit[3]
Slot14

Kosmos 2424 (Russian: Космос 2424 meaning Cosmos 2424) is one of a set of three Russian military satellites launched in 2006 as part of the GLONASS satellite navigation system. It was launched with Kosmos 2425 and Kosmos 2426.

This satellite is a GLONASS-M satellite, also known as Uragan-M. It was assigned GLONASS-M №15 number by the manufacturer[4] and 715 by the Ground Control.[5]

Kosmos 2424 / 2425 / 2426 were launched from Site 81/24 at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. A Proton-K carrier rocket with a Blok DM upper stage was used to perform the launch which took place at 20:18 UTC on 25 December 2006. The launch successfully placed the satellites into Medium Earth orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the International Designator 2006-062C. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 29672.[1]

It is in the second orbital plane in orbital slot 14. It started operations on 3 April 2007.[6]·[7]

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  4. ^ "Спутниковая система ГЛОНАСС – основа единой системы координатно–временного обеспечения Российской Федерации" [GLONASS is the foundation of timing and location needs of Russian Federation] (PDF) (in Russian). Space Research Institute. 14 November 2006. p. 11. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  5. ^ "ИСТОРИЯ СОСТОЯНИЯ ОРБИТАЛЬНОЙ ГРУППИРОВКИ ГЛОНАСС" [History of GLONASS constellation] (PDF) (in Russian). glonass-svoevp.ru. 8 July 2015. p. 11. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
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