COSMOS 2424 (GLONASS)

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COSMOS 2424 (GLONASS) is classified as:

Glonass Constellation

NORAD ID: 29672

Int'l Code: 2006-062C

Perigee: 19,088.1 km

Apogee: 19,182.8 km

Inclination: 64.9 °

Period: 675.7 minutes

Semi major axis: 25506 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)

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   21023.65781037  .00000061  00000-0  00000-0 0  9992
2 29672  64.8878 260.3562 0018549 167.4806 192.6444  2.13121955109584

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC