Kosmos 2426
Russian navigation satellite
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Kosmos 2426 |
| image | Glonass-M small. CeBIT 2011 Samstag PD 110.jpg |
| mission_type | Navigation |
| operator | Russian Space Forces |
| COSPAR_ID | 2006-062B |
| SATCAT | 29671 |
| spacecraft | GC 717 |
| spacecraft_type | Uragan-M |
| manufacturer | Reshetnev ISS |
| launch_mass | 1415 kg |
| dimensions | 1.3 m diameter |
| power | 1540 watts |
| launch_date | UTC |
| launch_rocket | Proton-K/DM-2 |
| launch_site | Baikonur, Site 81/24 |
| entered_service | 3 April 2007 |
| orbit_reference | Geocentric |
| orbit_regime | Medium Earth orbit |
| orbit_slot | 10 |
| apsis | gee |
| programme | GLONASS (satellites) |
| previous_mission | Kosmos 2425 |
| next_mission | Kosmos 2431 |
| programme2 | Kosmos (satellites) |
| previous_mission2 | Kosmos 2425 |
| next_mission2 | Kosmos 2427 |
| :: |
| name = Kosmos 2426 | image = Glonass-M small. CeBIT 2011 Samstag PD 110.jpg | mission_type = Navigation | operator = Russian Space Forces | COSPAR_ID = 2006-062B | SATCAT = 29671 | mission_duration =
| spacecraft = GC 717 | spacecraft_type = Uragan-M | manufacturer = Reshetnev ISS | launch_mass = 1415 kg | dimensions = 1.3 m diameter | power = 1540 watts
| launch_date = UTC | launch_rocket = Proton-K/DM-2 | launch_site = Baikonur, Site 81/24 | entered_service = 3 April 2007
| disposal_type = | deactivated =
| orbit_reference = Geocentric | orbit_regime = Medium Earth orbit | orbit_periapsis = | orbit_apoapsis = | orbit_inclination = | orbit_period = | orbit_slot = 10 | apsis = gee
| programme = GLONASS (satellites) | previous_mission = Kosmos 2425 | next_mission = Kosmos 2431 | programme2 = Kosmos (satellites) | previous_mission2 = Kosmos 2425 | next_mission2 = Kosmos 2427
Kosmos 2426 ( meaning Cosmos 2426) is one of a set of three Russian military satellites launched in 2006 as part of the GLONASS satellite navigation system. It was launched with Kosmos 2424 and Kosmos 2425.
This satellite is a GLONASS-M satellite, also known as Uragan-M. It was assigned GLONASS-M №17 number by the manufacturer and 717 by the Ground Control.
Kosmos 2424 / 2425 / 2426 were launched from Site 81/24 at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. A Proton-K carrier rocket with a Blok DM upper stage was used to perform the launch which took place at 20:18 UTC on 25 December 2006. The launch successfully placed the satellites into Medium Earth orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the International Designator 2006-062B. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 29671.
It is in the second orbital plane in orbital slot 10. It started operations on 3 April 2007.
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