Glonass Operational
NORAD ID: 29672
Int'l Code: 2006-062C
Perigee: 19,091.8 km
Apogee: 19,182.3 km
Inclination: 65.9 °
Period: 675.7 minutes
Semi major axis: 25508 km
Launch date: December 25, 2006
Source: Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS)
SV: 715
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 14205.39278792 -.00000085 00000-0 10000-3 0 1629
2 29672 065.8631 340.4314 0017744 159.1470 261.0706 02.13102234 58975
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for COSMOS 2424 (GLONASS)
