COSMOS 2424 (GLONASS)

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COSMOS 2424 (GLONASS) is classified as:

Glonass Operational

NORAD ID: 29672

Int'l Code: 2006-062C

Perigee: 19,090.5 km

Apogee: 19,183.6 km

Inclination: 65.3 °

Period: 675.7 minutes

Semi major axis: 25508 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)
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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   18172.28066450 -.00000058 +00000-0 +00000-0 0  9994
2 29672 065.2806 292.4126 0018240 168.1248 191.9219 02.13101461089396

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC