COSMOS 2277 [GLONASS]
1994-04-11
Satellite information COSMOS 2277 [GLONASS] - GLONASS 56, GN 761
| Spacetrack Directory Name | COSMOS 2277 [GLONASS] |
| Alternative name | GLONASS 56, GN 761 |
| Group | GLONASS |
| Orbit launches |
1994-04-11 |
| Deorbitation |
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| Country/organisation of origin | Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS) |
| Starting point | TYMSC (Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan) |
| Type | Satellite |
| Categories | |
| Perigee | 18996 km |
| Apogee | 19263 km |
Additional information COSMOS 2277 [GLONASS]
The COSMOS 2277 [GLONASS] satellite, also known as Kosmos-2276, is a navigation satellite launched on April 11, 1994, from the TYMSC launch site using the Proton-K/DM-2 launch vehicle. It has dimensions of 4 meters in length, 1.5 meters in diameter, and spans 7.8 meters with its deployed elements. The satellite weighs approximately 1300 kg at launch and has a dry mass of 1200 kg. Equipped with a 3-Axis stabilized configuration and powered by two deployable solar arrays along with batteries, COSMOS 2277 supports the Uragan No. 60L payload for navigation purposes. It was manufactured by POL (Research-and-Production Enterprise Polyot) and owned by VKS (Russian Space Forces). The satellite has a projected lifetime of 3 years and is part of Russias GLONASS constellation, designed to provide navigation services.
satellite COSMOS 2277 [GLONASS] Date of exalting 11.04.1994y.ISS
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