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COSMOS 2426 [GLONASS-M]

NonoperationalNavigationMEO

Broadcasts precise timing/positioning signals for global navigation (GNSS).

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Launch

Launch date
December 25, 2006 at 08:18 PM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Proton K/DM-2 →
Operator
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Mission
Uragan-M 6 to 8
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
MEO
Apoapsis
19,196 km
Periapsis
19,085 km
Inclination
64.7°
Orbital period
676.17 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Ministry of Defense
Manufacturer
ISS Reshetnev
Users
Military/Commercial
Launch mass
1,480 kg
Power
1,600 W
Design lifetime
7 years

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2006-062B
NORAD catalog №
29671
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
RussiaRussia (CIS / former USSR)
Radar cross-section
5.9763 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational