Kosmos 2485

Kosmos 2485 (Russian: Космос 2485 meaning Space 2485) is a Russian military satellite launched in 2013 as part of the GLONASS satellite navigation system.

Kosmos 2485

Glonass-M satellite model
Mission type	Navigation
Operator	Russian Aerospace Defence Forces
COSPAR ID	2013-019A[1]
SATCAT no.	39155[1]
Website	GLONASS status
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	GLONASS No. 747
Spacecraft type	Uragan-M
Manufacturer	Reshetnev ISS[2]
Launch mass	1,414 kilograms (3,117 lb) [2]
Dry mass	250 kg[2]
Dimensions	1.3 metres (4 ft 3 in) diameter [2]
Start of mission
Launch date	April 26, 2013, 05:23 (2013-04-26UTC05:23Z) UTC
Rocket	Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat[2][3]
Launch site	Plesetsk 43/4
Contractor	Russian Aerospace Defence Forces
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Medium Earth orbit
Semi-major axis	25,712 kilometres (15,977 mi)[1]
Eccentricity	0.0064[1]
Perigee altitude	19,169 kilometres (11,911 mi)[1]
Apogee altitude	19,499 kilometres (12,116 mi)[1]
Inclination	64.74 degrees[1]
Period	683.87 minutes[1]
GLONASS (satellites) ← Kosmos 2478 Uragan-M No. 748–750 → Kosmos (satellites) ← Kosmos 2484 Kosmos 2486 →

This satellite is a GLONASS-M satellite, also known as Uragan-M, and is numbered Uragan-M No. 747.^[1]

Kosmos 2485 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 05:23 UTC on 26 April 2013. The launch successfully placed the satellite into Medium Earth orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 2013-019A. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 39155.^[1]

The satellite is in orbital plane 1, in orbital slot 2.^[4]

See also

• Spaceflight portal

• List of Kosmos satellites (2251–2500)
• List of R-7 launches (2010–2014)