Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Glonass 701 (Glonass-K, Cosmos 2471) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Russia |
Operator/Owner |
Ministry of Defense |
Users |
Military/Commercial |
Purpose |
Navigation/Global Positioning |
Class of Orbit |
MEO |
Type of Orbit |
|
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
19116 |
Apogee (km) |
19146 |
Eccentricity |
0.000588212226971491 |
Inclination (degrees) |
64.77 |
Period (minutes) |
675.78 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
935 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
1700 |
Date of Launch |
26-02-2011 |
Expected Lifetime |
10 yrs. |
Contractor |
OAO-ISS |
Country of Contractor |
Russia |
Launch Site |
Plesetsk Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Soyuz 2 |
COSPAR Number |
2011-009A |
NORAD Number |
37372 |
Comments |
Next generation. Will transmit more navigation signals. Five channels, four in L1 andL2 bands and one for civilian aplications in the L3 band. |