Kosmos 2494

Glonass-M satellite model
Mission type	Navigation
Operator	Russian Aerospace Defence Forces
COSPAR ID	2014-012A [1]
SATCAT no.	39620 [1]
Website	GLONASS status
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	GLONASS No. 754
Spacecraft type	Uragan-M
Manufacturer	Reshetnev ISS [2]
Launch mass	1,414 kilograms (3,117 lb) [2]
Dry mass	250 kg [2]
Dimensions	1.3 metres (4 ft 3 in) diameter [2]
Start of mission
Launch date	March 23, 2014, 22:54  ( 2014-03-23UTC22:54Z )  UTC
Rocket	Soyuz-2-1b / Fregat [2] [3]
Launch site	Plesetsk 43/4
Contractor	Russian Aerospace Defence Forces
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Medium Earth orbit
Semi-major axis	25,519 km (15,857 mi) [1]
Eccentricity	0.0005 [1]
Perigee altitude	19,129 km (11,886 mi) [1]
Apogee altitude	19,153 km (11,901 mi) [1]
Inclination	64.82 degrees [1]
Period	676.18 minutes [1]
Epoch	25 March 2014

Kosmos 2494 ( Russian : Космос 2494 meaning Space 2494 ) is a Russian military satellite launched in 2014 as part of the GLONASS satellite navigation system.

This satellite is a GLONASS-M satellite, also known as Uragan-M, and is numbered Uragan-M No. 754. ^[3]

Kosmos 2494 was launched from Site 43/4 at Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia. A Soyuz-2-1b carrier rocket with a Fregat upper stage was used to perform the launch which took place at 22:54 UTC on 23 March 2014. The launch successfully placed the satellite into a Medium Earth orbit . It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 2014-012A. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 39620. ^[1]

The satellite is in orbital plane 3, in orbital slot 18. ^[4] As of April 2014 it remains in service.

See also [ edit ]

• 2014 in spaceflight
• List of Kosmos satellites (2251?2500)
• List of R-7 launches (2010?2014)

References [ edit ]

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