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COSMOS 2485 [GLONASS-M]

OperationalNavigationMEO

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

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Launch

Launch date
April 26, 2013 at 05:23 AM UTC
Launch site
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Launched by
Soyuz 2.1b Fregat →
Operator
Russian Aerospace Defence Forces
Mission
Glonass-M (Kosmos 2485)
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
MEO
Apoapsis
19,189 km
Periapsis
19,070 km
Inclination
65.42°
Orbital period
675.73 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Ministry of Defense
Manufacturer
ISS Reshetnev
Users
Military/Commercial
Launch mass
1,415 kg
Power
1,000 W
Design lifetime
7 years

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2013-019A
NORAD catalog №
39155
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
RussiaRussia (CIS / former USSR)
Radar cross-section
6.4166 m²
Status
Operational