Payload (satellite)
COSMOS 2522 [GLONASS-M]
COSMOS 2522 [GLONASS-M] is a satellite launched 2017-09-22 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 ID42939
International designator2017-055A
TypePayload (satellite)
StatusOperational
OwnerRussia / CIS
Launch date2017-09-22
Launch sitePlesetsk, Russia
Orbital period675.7 min
Inclination64.08°
Apogee19150 km
Perigee19110 km