Kosmos 2426

Kosmos 2426 (Russian: Космос 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.

Kosmos 2426

Mission type	Navigation
Operator	Russian Space Forces
COSPAR ID	2006-062B[1]
SATCAT no.	29671[1]
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	GC 717
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 (2006-12-25UTC20:18Z) UTC
Rocket	Proton-K/DM-2[1]
Launch site	Baikonur, Site 81/24
Entered service	3 April 2007
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Medium Earth orbit[3]
Slot	10
GLONASS (satellites) ← Kosmos 2425 Kosmos 2431 → Kosmos (satellites) ← Kosmos 2425 Kosmos 2427 →

This satellite is a GLONASS-M satellite, also known as Uragan-M. It was assigned GLONASS-M №17 number by the manufacturer^[4] and 717 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 2006-062B. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 29671.^[1]

It is in the second orbital plane in orbital slot 10. It started operations on 3 April 2007.^[6][7]

See also

• Spaceflight portal

• List of Kosmos satellites (2251–2500)
• List of Proton launches (2000–2009)