Kosmos 2527

Kosmos 2527 (Russian: Космос 2527 meaning Space 2527) is a Russian military satellite launched in 2018 as part of the GLONASS satellite navigation system.

Kosmos 2527

Glonass-M satellite model
Mission type	Navigation
Operator	Russian Aerospace Defence Forces
COSPAR ID	2018-053A[1]
SATCAT no.	43508[1]
Website	GLONASS status
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	GLONASS No. 756
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	June 17, 2018, 21:46 (2018-06-17UTC21:46Z) 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	25,507 km (15,849 mi)[1]
Eccentricity	0.0006485[1]
Perigee altitude	19,120 km (11,880 mi)[1]
Apogee altitude	19,153 km (11,901 mi)[1]
Inclination	64.71 degrees[1]
Period	675.7 minutes[1]
Epoch	21 October 2018
GLONASS (satellites) ← Kosmos 2522 Kosmos 2529 → Kosmos (satellites) ← Kosmos 2526 Kosmos 2528 →

This satellite is a GLONASS-M satellite, also known as Uragan-M, and is numbered Uragan-M No. 756.^[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 21:46 UTC on 17 June 2018. The launch successfully placed the satellite into a Medium Earth orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 2018-053A. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 43508.^[1]

The satellite is in orbital plane 1, in orbital slot 5.^[4] As of October 2018 it remains in operation.

See also

• Spaceflight portal

• 2018 in spaceflight
• List of Kosmos satellites (2501–2750)
• List of R-7 launches (2015–19)