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Kosmos 2516

Russian navigation satellite. Kosmos 2516 was launched on May 29, 2016 aboard a Soyuz-2-1B from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2016-032ANORAD 41554Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-2516
Common name
Kosmos 2516
Payload designation
Uragan-M No. 53L
Other names
Glonass-M 753,14F113 No. 794-68-253:RA
International designator
2016-032A
NORAD catalog number
41554
GCAT identifier
S41554
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/774

Mission

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

Launch

Date
May 29, 2016 · 08:44 UTC
Launch record
2016-032Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC43/4

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
MEO
Perigee
19,099 km
Apogee
19,160 km
Inclination
64.78°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Oct 13, 2022
End of operations
November 2020

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 Q25204763 (CC0).