Glonass Operational
NORAD ID: 29672
Int'l Code: 2006-062C
Perigee: 19,091.7 km
Apogee: 19,182.1 km
Inclination: 65.6°
Period: 675.7 min
Semi major axis: 25,507.9 km
Launch date: December 25, 2006
Source: Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS)
SV:
Comments: Cosmos 2424 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 29672U 06062C 10244.42393073 -.00000012 00000-0 10000-3 0 452
2 29672 065.6311 028.0569 0017719 162.7392 174.9800 02.13103551 28667
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