Kosmos 2494

Kosmos 2494 (Russian: Космос 2494 meaning Space 2494) is a Russian military satellite launched in 2014 as part of the GLONASS satellite navigation system.

Kosmos 2494

Glonass-M satellite model
Mission type	Navigation
Operator	Russian Aerospace Defence Forces
COSPAR ID	2014-012A[1]
SATCAT no.	39620[1]
Website	GLONASS status
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	GLONASS No. 754
Spacecraft type	Uragan-M
Manufacturer	Reshetnev ISS[2]
Launch mass	1,414 kilograms (3,117 lb) [2]
Dry mass	250 kg[2]
Dimensions	1.3 metres (4 ft 3 in) diameter [2]
Start of mission
Launch date	March 23, 2014, 22:54 (2014-03-23UTC22:54Z) UTC
Rocket	Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat[2][3]
Launch site	Plesetsk 43/4
Contractor	Russian Aerospace Defence Forces
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Medium Earth orbit
Semi-major axis	25,519 km (15,857 mi)[1]
Eccentricity	0.0005[1]
Perigee altitude	19,129 km (11,886 mi)[1]
Apogee altitude	19,153 km (11,901 mi)[1]
Inclination	64.82 degrees[1]
Period	676.18 minutes[1]
Epoch	25 March 2014
GLONASS (satellites) ← Uragan-M No. 748–750 Kosmos 2500 → Kosmos (satellites) ← Kosmos 2493 Kosmos 2495 →

This satellite is a GLONASS-M satellite, also known as Uragan-M, and is numbered Uragan-M No. 754.^[3]

Kosmos 2494 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 22:54 UTC on 23 March 2014. The launch successfully placed the satellite into a Medium Earth orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 2014-012A. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 39620.^[1]

The satellite is in orbital plane 3, in orbital slot 18.^[4] As of April 2014 it remains in service.

See also

• Spaceflight portal

• 2014 in spaceflight
• List of Kosmos satellites (2251–2500)
• List of R-7 launches (2010–2014)