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Uragan-K2 [ISS Reshetnev]
The prototype Uragan-K2 (GLONASS-K2) satellites are improved versions of the Uragan-K (GLONASS-K) navigation satellite series.
The first two Uragan-K2 satellites use the new flat format KAUR-4N bus, while the operational Uragan-K2 satellites revert to a bus derived from the Uragan-K1 version.
Besides the GLONASS navigation payload, these satellites carry several hosted payloads:
- a KOSPAS-SARSAT international search-and-rescue transponder
- a military search and rescue transponder
- the SKYaI nuclear detection payload
- a classified military payload, likely the Ruveta SIGINT payload
The first launch was planned for late 2019, but delayed to 2023.
| Nation: | Russia |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Navigation |
| Operator: | |
| Contractors: | ISS Reshetnev (ex NPO Prikladnoi Mekhaniki, NPO PM) |
| Equipment: | ? |
| Configuration: | KAUR-4N |
| Propulsion: | ? |
| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 10 years |
| Mass: | 1645 kg |
| Orbit: | 19100 km × 19100 km, 64.8° |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kosmos 2569 (Uragan-K2 #1, GLONASS-K2 13L) | 2023-114A | 07.08.2023 | Pl LC-43/3 | Soyuz-2-1b Fregat | ||
| Kosmos 2584 (Uragan-K2 #2, GLONASS-K2 14L) | 2025-042A | 02.03.2025 | Pl LC-43/3 | Soyuz-2-1b Fregat |
Launch Sites:
- Pl = Plesetsk (NIIP-53, GIK-1, GNIIP), Russia
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