Glonass Operational
NORAD ID: 29670
Int'l Code: 2006-062A
Perigee: 19,083.6 km
Apogee: 19,190.6 km
Inclination: 65.6°
Period: 675.7 min
Semi major axis: 25,508.1 km
Launch date: December 25, 2006
Source: Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS)
SV:
Comments: Cosmos 2425 is a navigational satellite in the Russian Glonass fleet. Until this launch the fleet consisted of 11 operational craft plus five that were often switched off. The full operational fleet of 24 craft is expected to be completed by 2009 with Cosmos-K models, developed with participation of the Indian Space Agency, ISRO. Though an 18-craft fleet is sufficient for operation in Russia, a fleet of 24 is needed for global coverage. (The usual Cosmos number and Glonass number remain unascertained.)
Two Line Element Set (TLE):
1 29670U 06062A 10244.50350845 -.00000012 00000-0 10000-3 0 189
2 29670 065.6285 028.0494 0020982 353.3702 357.0804 02.13100973 28664
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