Glonass Operational
NORAD ID: 40001
Int'l Code: 2014-032A
Perigee: 19,110.5 km
Apogee: 19,149.1 km
Inclination: 64.9 °
Period: 675.7 minutes
Semi major axis: 25507 km
Launch date: June 14, 2014
Source: Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS)
SV: 755
Comments: COSMOS 2500 is a Glonass satellite that has designed No. [7]55 in the Glonass fleet. It is designed for a seven-year lifetime in orbit. The Glonass system has satellites in three orbital planes, each with eight spacecraft. Russia says it needs 24 operational satellites to maintain worldwide service. Operated by the Russian military, the Glonass system broadcasts navigation signals to Russian military and civilian users around the world. It is Russia's counterpart to the U.S. Air Force's Global Positioning System.
Two Line Element Set (TLE):
1 40001U 14032A 15061.38563789 .00000036 00000-0 00000+0 0 9995
2 40001 064.8599 093.1891 0007563 219.3675 240.8611 02.13102996 5553
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for COSMOS 2500 (GLONASS)
