COSMOS 2426 (GLONASS)

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COSMOS 2426 (GLONASS) is classified as:

Glonass Constellation

NORAD ID: 29671

Int'l Code: 2006-062B

Perigee: 19,097.1 km

Apogee: 19,199.2 km

Inclination: 64.9 °

Period: 676.2 minutes

Semi major axis: 25519 km

RCS: 6.3246 m² (large)

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

Cosmos 2426 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 29671U 06062B   21023.77015508  .00000062  00000-0  00000-0 0  9998
2 29671  64.8931 260.4741 0020003 175.3829 142.6444  2.12962942109576

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC