Kosmos 2516
Glonass-M satellite model
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| Mission type | Navigation |
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| Operator | Russian Aerospace Defence Forces |
| COSPAR ID | 2016-032A |
| SATCAT no. | 41554 |
| Website | GLONASS status |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | GLONASS No. 753 |
| Spacecraft type | Uragan-M |
| Manufacturer | Reshetnev ISS |
| Launch mass | 1,414 kilograms (3,117 lb) |
| Dry mass | 250 kg |
| Dimensions | 1.3 metres (4 ft 3 in) diameter |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | May 29, 2016, 08:44 UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat |
| Launch site | Plesetsk 43/4 |
| Contractor | Russian Aerospace Defence Forces |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Medium Earth orbit |
| Semi-major axis | 25,508 km (15,850 mi) |
| Eccentricity | 0.0011362 |
| Perigee | 19,159 km (11,905 mi) |
| Apogee | 19,101 km (11,869 mi) |
| Inclination | 64.70 degrees |
| Period | 675.7 minutes |
| Epoch | 30 January 2017 |
Kosmos 2516 (Russian: Космос 2516 meaning Space 2516) is a Russian military satellite launched in 2016 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. 753.
Kosmos 2516 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 08:44 UTC on 29 May 2016. The launch successfully placed the satellite into a Medium Earth orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 2016-032A. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 41554.
The satellite is in orbital plane 2, in orbital slot 11. As of January 2017 it remains in operation.
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