Glonass Operational
NORAD ID: 29671
Int'l Code: 2006-062B
Perigee: 19,090.3 km
Apogee: 19,183.6 km
Inclination: 65.9 °
Period: 675.7 minutes
Semi major axis: 25507 km
Launch date: December 25, 2006
Source: Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS)
SV: 717
Comments: Cosmos 2426 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 29671U 06062B 14209.45248252 -.00000065 00000-0 10000-3 0 1681
2 29671 065.8776 340.3550 0018297 160.5869 315.8145 02.13102908 59061
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for COSMOS 2426 (GLONASS)
