Kosmos 2527
Glonass-M satellite model | |
| Mission type | Navigation |
|---|---|
| Operator | Russian Aerospace Defence Forces |
| COSPAR ID | 2018-053A |
| SATCAT no. | 43508 |
| Website | GLONASS status |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | GLONASS No. 756 |
| Spacecraft type | Uragan-M |
| Manufacturer | Reshetnev ISS |
| Launch mass | 1,414 kilograms (3,117 lb) |
| Dry mass | 250 kg |
| Dimensions | 1.3 metres (4 ft 3 in) diameter |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | June 17, 2018, 21:46 UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat |
| Launch site | Plesetsk 43/4 |
| Contractor | Russian Aerospace Defence Forces |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Medium Earth orbit |
| Semi-major axis | 25,507 km (15,849 mi) |
| Eccentricity | 0.0006485 |
| Perigee altitude | 19,120 km (11,880 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 19,153 km (11,901 mi) |
| Inclination | 64.71 degrees |
| Period | 675.7 minutes |
| Epoch | 21 October 2018 |
Kosmos 2527 (Russian: Космос 2527 meaning Space 2527) is a Russian military satellite launched in 2018 as part of the GLONASS satellite navigation system.
This satellite is a GLONASS-M satellite, also known as Uragan-M, and is numbered Uragan-M No. 756.
Kosmos 2527 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 21:46 UTC on 17 June 2018. The launch successfully placed the satellite into a Medium Earth orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 2018-053A. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 43508.
The satellite is in orbital plane 1, in orbital slot 5. As of October 2018 it remains in operation.