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Kosmos 2494

Russian military satellite. Kosmos 2494 was launched on March 23, 2014 aboard a Soyuz-2-1B from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2014-012ANORAD 39620Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-2492
Common name
Kosmos 2494
Payload designation
Uragan-M No. 54L
Other names
Glonass-M 754,14F113 No. 800-68-254:RA
International designator
2014-012A
NORAD catalog number
39620
GCAT identifier
S39620
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/712

Mission

Mission type
Navigation
Use
Defense
Program
Uragan-M
Owner
VVKO
Country
Russia
Builder
OAO M. Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems
Platform (bus)
Uragan

Launch

Date
March 23, 2014 · 22:54 UTC
Launch record
2014-012Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC43/4

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
MEO
Perigee
19,108 km
Apogee
19,201 km
Inclination
64.81°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
February 2023

Size

Mass
1,450 kg
Dry mass
1,200 kg
Length
4.0 m
Diameter
1.50 m
Span
7.8 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q16022370 (CC0).