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    Kosmos 2485

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    Kosmos 2485
    Glonass-M small. CeBIT 2011 Samstag PD 110.jpg
    Glonass-M satellite model
    Mission typeNavigation
    OperatorRussian Aerospace Defence Forces
    COSPAR ID2013-019A[1]
    SATCAT no.39155[1]
    WebsiteGLONASS status
    Spacecraft properties
    SpacecraftGLONASS No. 747
    Spacecraft typeUragan-M
    ManufacturerReshetnev ISS[2]
    Launch mass1,414 kilograms (3,117 lb) [2]
    Dry mass250 kg[2]
    Dimensions1.3 metres (4 ft 3 in) diameter [2]
    Start of mission
    Launch dateApril 26, 2013, 05:23 (2013-04-26UTC05:23Z) UTC
    RocketSoyuz-2-1b/Fregat[2][3]
    Launch sitePlesetsk 43/4
    ContractorRussian Aerospace Defence Forces
    Orbital parameters
    Reference systemGeocentric
    RegimeMedium Earth orbit
    Semi-major axis25,712 kilometres (15,977 mi)[1]
    Eccentricity0.0064[1]
    Perigee altitude19,169 kilometres (11,911 mi)[1]
    Apogee altitude19,499 kilometres (12,116 mi)[1]
    Inclination64.74 degrees[1]
    Period683.87 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

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 "2013-019". Zarya. n.d.. http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/Launches/Launches.php?year=2013#19. 
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Testoyedov, Nikolay (2015-05-18). "Space Navigation in Russia: History of Development". http://www.unoosa.org/pdf/sap/2015/RussiaGNSS/Presentations/1.pdf. 
    3. ↑ "Russia Launches New GLONASS-M Satellite". Ria Novosti. 2013-04-26. http://en.ria.ru/science/20130426/180858755.html. 
    4. ↑ "GLONASS constellation status, 03.05.2013". Information-analytical centre, Korolyov, Russia. 2013-05-03. http://www.glonass-ianc.rsa.ru/en/GLONASS/. 



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