Photo: Joel Kowsky · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Navigation · MEO
Glonass-M, also known as Uragan-M, are the second generation of Uragan satellite design used for GLONASS satellite navigation system. GLONASS is a Russian space-based navigation system comparable to the similar GPS and Galileo systems. This generation improves on accuracy, power consumption and…
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| COSMOS 2492 [GLONASS-M] 2014-012A | Payload | 19097 × 19163 km · 65.2° | Globe |
| FREGAT R/B 2014-012B | Rocket body | 19305 × 19633 km · 65.4° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 2014-012 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).