Kosmos 2514

Kosmos 2514 (Russian: Космос 2514 meaning Space 2514) is a Russian military satellite launched in 2016 as part of the GLONASS satellite navigation system.

Kosmos 2514

Glonass-M satellite model
Mission type	Navigation
Operator	Russian Aerospace Defence Forces
COSPAR ID	2016-008A[1]
SATCAT no.	41330[1]
Website	GLONASS status
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	GLONASS No. 751
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	February 7, 2016, 00:21 (2016-02-07UTC00:21Z) 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	25,508 km (15,850 mi)[1]
Eccentricity	0.0010[1]
Perigee altitude	19,164 km (11,908 mi)[1]
Apogee altitude	19,111 km (11,875 mi)[1]
Inclination	64.81 degrees[1]
Period	675.7 minutes[1]
Epoch	12 March 2016

This satellite is a GLONASS-M satellite, also known as Uragan-M, and is numbered Uragan-M No. 751.[3]

Kosmos 2514 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 00:21 UTC on 7 February 2016. The launch successfully placed the satellite into a Medium Earth orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 2016-008A. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 41330.[1]

The satellite is in orbital plane 3, in orbital slot 17.[4] As of March 2016 it remains in operation.