Kosmos 2529 (Russian: Космос 2529 meaning Space 2529) is a Russian military satellite launched in 2018 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. 757.[3]
Kosmos 2527 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 20:17 UTC on 3 November 2018. The launch successfully placed the satellite into a Medium Earth orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 2018-086A. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 43687.[1]
The satellite is in orbital plane 2, in orbital slot 7.[4] As of December 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 2529 (GLONASS)". n2yo.com. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e Anatoly Zak. "GLONASS network". RussiaSpaceWeb.com. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
- ^ a b Stephen Clark (November 5, 2018). "Glonass navigation satellite in orbit after Soyuz launch". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
- ^ "GLONASS constellation status, 21.10.2018". Information-analytical centre, Korolyov, Russia. December 8, 2018. Archived from the original on June 19, 2017. Retrieved December 8, 2018.