Kosmos 2425
Russian navigation satellite
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Kosmos 2425 (Russian: Космос 2425 meaning Cosmos 2425) 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 2426.
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| Mission type | Navigation |
|---|---|
| Operator | Russian Space Forces |
| COSPAR ID | 2006-062A[1] |
| SATCAT no. | 29670[1] |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | GC 716 |
| Spacecraft type | Uragan-M |
| Manufacturer | Reshetnev ISS[2] |
| Launch mass | 1415 kg[2] |
| Dimensions | 1.3 m diameter[2] |
| Power | 1540 watts[2] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | December 25, 2006, 20:18 UTC |
| Rocket | Proton-K/DM-2[1] |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 81/24 |
| Entered service | 12 October 2007 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Medium Earth orbit[3] |
| Slot | 15 |
GLONASS (satellites) | |
This satellite is a GLONASS-M satellite, also known as Uragan-M. It was assigned GLONASS-M №16 number by the manufacturer[4] and 716 by the Ground Control.[5]
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 2006-062A. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 29670.[1]
It is in the second orbital plane in orbital slot 15. It started operations on 12 October 2007.[6]·[7]
