Kosmos 2514 (Russian: Космос 2514 meaning Space 2514) is a Russian military satellite launched in 2016 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. 751.[3]
Kosmos 2514 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 00:21 UTC on 7 February 2016. The launch successfully placed the satellite into a Medium Earth orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 2016-008A. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 41330.[1]
The satellite is in orbital plane 3, in orbital slot 17.[4] As of March 2016 it remains in operation.
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- ^ a b c d e Anatoly Zak. "GLONASS network". RussiaSpaceWeb.com. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
- ^ a b Stephen Clark (February 7, 2016). "Glonass navigation system reinforced by Soyuz launch". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
- ^ "GLONASS constellation status, 13.03.2016". Information-analytical centre, Korolyov, Russia. March 13, 2016. Archived from the original on May 4, 2013. Retrieved March 13, 2016.