Kosmos 2527
Kosmos 2527 (Russian: Космос 2527 meaning Space 2527) is a Russian military satellite launched in 2018 as part of the GLONASS satellite navigation system.
 Glonass-M satellite model | |
| Mission type | Navigation |
|---|---|
| Operator | Russian Aerospace Defence Forces |
| COSPAR ID | 2018-053A[1] |
| SATCAT no. | 43508[1] |
| Website | GLONASS status |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | GLONASS No. 756 |
| 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 | June 17, 2018, 21:46 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 | 25,507 km (15,849 mi)[1] |
| Eccentricity | 0.0006485[1] |
| Perigee altitude | 19,120 km (11,880 mi)[1] |
| Apogee altitude | 19,153 km (11,901 mi)[1] |
| Inclination | 64.71 degrees[1] |
| Period | 675.7 minutes[1] |
| Epoch | 21 October 2018 |
This satellite is a GLONASS-M satellite, also known as Uragan-M, and is numbered Uragan-M No. 756.[3]
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 21:46 UTC on 17 June 2018. The launch successfully placed the satellite into a Medium Earth orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 2018-053A. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 43508.[1]
The satellite is in orbital plane 1, in orbital slot 5.[4] As of October 2018 it remains in operation.
See also
- 2018 in spaceflight
- List of Kosmos satellites (2501–2750)
- List of R-7 launches (2015–19)
References
- "LIVE REAL TIME SATELLITE TRACKING AND PREDICTIONS: COSMOS 2527 (GLONASS)". n2yo.com. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
- Anatoly Zak. "GLONASS network". RussiaSpaceWeb.com. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
- Stephen Clark (June 18, 2018). "Navigation satellite launched to join Russia's Glonass network". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
- "GLONASS constellation status, 21.10.2018". Information-analytical centre, Korolyov, Russia. October 21, 2018. Retrieved October 21, 2018.