Payload (satellite)
COSMOS 2457 [GLONASS-M]
Backup / standbyMEO
Russia / CIS
Russia / CISCOSMOS 2457 [GLONASS-M] is a satellite launched 2009-12-14 by Russia / CIS.
About
The Global Navigation Satellite System, usually referred to by the acronym GLONASS, is a Russian satellite navigation system operating as part of a radionavigation-satellite service. It provides an alternative to the Global Positioning System (GPS) and was the second navigational system in operation with global coverage and of comparable precision.
Right now
Dotted: where it has been. Solid: the next orbit and a half. Orbit data from CelesTrak, map from NASA Blue Marble. All credits
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Facts
NORAD ID36112
International designator2009-070B
TypePayload (satellite)
StatusBackup / standby
OwnerRussia / CIS
Launch date2009-12-14
Launch siteBaikonur, Kazakhstan
Orbital period675.7 min
Inclination65.08°
Apogee19145 km
Perigee19115 km