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Kosmos 2501

Russian GLONASS navigation satellite. Kosmos 2501 was launched on November 30, 2014 aboard a Soyuz-2-1B from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2014-075ANORAD 40315Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-2501
Common name
Kosmos 2501
Payload designation
Uragan-K1 No. 12L
Other names
Glonass-K1 702K,14F143 No. 800-79-112:RA
International designator
2014-075A
NORAD catalog number
40315
GCAT identifier
S40315
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/746

Mission

Mission type
Navigation
Use
Defense
Program
Uragan-K
Owner
VVKO
Country
Russia
Builder
OAO M. Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems
Platform (bus)
Ekspress-1000

Launch

Date
November 30, 2014 · 21:52 UTC
Launch record
2014-075Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC43/4

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
MEO
Perigee
19,085 km
Apogee
19,174 km
Inclination
64.81°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
February 2023

Size

Mass
974 kg
Dry mass
800 kg
Length
2.0 m
Diameter
1.00 m
Span
5.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q18602153 (CC0).