Glonass Operational
NORAD ID: 29671
Int'l Code: 2006-062B
Perigee: 19,091.8 km
Apogee: 19,182.1 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:
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 13169.12554119 -.00000017 00000-0 10000-3 0 8416
2 29671 065.9139 353.8998 0017687 157.7503 046.3590 02.13103152 50428
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for COSMOS 2426 (GLONASS)
