Q: What type of satellite is Kosmos 2557?

A: Kosmos 2557 is a GLONASS-K navigation satellite, part of Russia's GLONASS constellation, designed for global navigation and positioning services.

Q: Who operates Kosmos 2557?

A: The satellite is operated by the Russian Space Forces, which manages Russia's GLONASS navigation system.

Q: What was the launch vehicle for Kosmos 2557?

A: Kosmos 2557 was launched using a Soyuz-2.1b rocket from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome on July 7, 2022.

Q: What is the significance of Kosmos 2557 in the GLONASS constellation?

A: Kosmos 2557 is the 16th satellite in the GLONASS-K series, contributing to the modernization and expansion of Russia's GLONASS navigation system.

Q: What is the mass of Kosmos 2557?

A: The satellite has a mass of 962 kilograms.

Kosmos 2557

Russian GLONASS navigation satellite

Vehicle glonass_k Q135496529

Facts

20 properties

Instance of: GLONASS-K
Country: Russia^[2]
Follows: Kosmos 2547^[4]
Followed by: Kosmos 2559^[5]
Launch date: 2022-07-07
Part of: GLONASS, Kosmos^[7]^[8]
Country of origin: Russia^[10]
Launch vehicle: Soyuz-2.1b
Manufacturer: JSC Information Satellite Systems Reshetnev^[6]
Mass: 962 kg^[18]
Operator: Russian Space Forces^[3]
Powered by: spacecraft solar array^[11]
Satellite of: medium Earth orbit
Significant event: rocket launch^[15]
Space launch vehicle: Soyuz-2.1b^[9]
Space tug: Fregat^[16]
Spacecraft bus: Ekspress-1000K^[14]
Start point: Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 43/4^[17]
Type of orbit: medium Earth orbit^[12]
UTC date of spacecraft launch: July 7, 2022^[13]

🏷️ Also known as

en Cosmos 2557 en GLONASS-K 16L en Kosmos 2557 en Uragan-K1 No. 16L en Uragan-K #4 en Uragan-K 4 ru Космос-2557

🔖 Identifiers · 3

Image (Wikimedia Commons): Glonass K Navigation Spacecraft model at Cebit 2011 Satellite, general view from the right (modified).jpg ↗
COSPAR ID: 2022-075A
SCN: 52984

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🔗 Connections

Part of 3

GLONASS, Kosmos, GLONASS

Belongs to 1

GLONASS-K

Country 1

Russia

Country of origin 1

Russia

Followed by 1

Kosmos 2559

Followed by (predecessor) 1

Kosmos 2559

Follows 1

Kosmos 2547

Instance of 1

GLONASS-K

Manufacturer 1

JSC Information Satellite Systems Reshetnev

Operator 1

Russian Space Forces

spacecraft solar array

Preceded by (successor) 1

Kosmos 2547

Significant event 1

rocket launch

Space launch vehicle 1

Soyuz-2.1b

Space tug 1

Fregat

Spacecraft bus 1

Ekspress-1000K

Type of orbit 1

medium Earth orbit

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Summary

Kosmos 2557 is a GLONASS-K^[1].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Kosmos 2557 — country (P17): Russia. space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Kosmos 2557 — operator (P137): Russian Space Forces. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Kosmos 2557 — follows (P155): Kosmos 2547. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Kosmos 2557 — followed by (P156): Kosmos 2559. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Kosmos 2557 — manufacturer (P176): JSC Information Satellite Systems Reshetnev. space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Kosmos 2557 — part of (P361): GLONASS. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Kosmos 2557 — part of (P361): Kosmos. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Kosmos 2557 — space launch vehicle (P375): Soyuz-2.1b. Jonathan's Space Report. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Kosmos 2557 — country of origin (P495): Russia. space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Kosmos 2557 — powered by (P516): spacecraft solar array. space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Kosmos 2557 — type of orbit (P522): medium Earth orbit. space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Kosmos 2557 — UTC date of spacecraft launch (P619): July 7, 2022. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Kosmos 2557 — spacecraft bus (P707): Ekspress-1000K. space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Kosmos 2557 — significant event (P793): rocket launch. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Kosmos 2557 — space tug (P1201): Fregat. Jonathan's Space Report. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Kosmos 2557 — start point (P1427): Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 43/4. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Kosmos 2557 — mass (P2067): 962 kg. space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

[1] ↑ Kosmos 2557 is an instance of GLONASS-K (Q2428375) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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