COSMOS 2424 (GLONASS)

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COSMOS 2424 (GLONASS) is classified as:

Glonass Operational

NORAD ID: 29672

Int'l Code: 2006-062C

Perigee: 19,090.4 km

Apogee: 19,183.6 km

Inclination: 65.4 °

Period: 675.7 minutes

Semi major axis: 25507 km

RCS: 5.0238 m² (large)

Launch date: December 25, 2006
Source: Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS)
Launch site: TYURATAM MISSILE AND SPACE COMPLEX (TTMTR)
SV: 715

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.)

1 29672U 06062C   17265.71388815 -.00000018 +00000-0 +10000-3 0  9996
2 29672 065.4140 301.5864 0018258 171.4374 294.8188 02.13102382083616

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC