Kosmos 2522 (Russian: Космос 2522 meaning Space 2522) is a Russian military satellite launched in 2017 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. 752.[3]
Kosmos 2522 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 00:02 UTC on 22 September 2017. The launch successfully placed the satellite into a Medium Earth orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 2017-055A. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 42939.[1]
The satellite is in orbital plane 2, in orbital slot 14.[4] As of March 2018 it remains in operation.
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i "LIVE REAL TIME SATELLITE TRACKING AND PREDICTIONS: COSMOS 2522 (GLONASS)". n2yo.com. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e Anatoly Zak. "GLONASS network". RussiaSpaceWeb.com. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
- ^ a b Stephen Clark (September 22, 2017). "Replenishment satellite launched into Russia's Glonass navigation fleet". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
- ^ "GLONASS constellation status, 31.03.2018". Information-analytical centre, Korolyov, Russia. March 31, 2018. Archived from the original on June 19, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2018.