Russian Space Forces

Glonass-M No. 53 (Kosmos 2516)

Soyuz 2.1b Fregat

SUCCESS
Success

Sunday, May 29, 2016 · 08:44 UTC

Mission

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Glonass-M, also known as Uragan-M, are the second generation of Uragan satellite design used for GLONASS satellite navigation system. GLONASS is a Russian space-based navigation system comparable to the similar GPS and Galileo systems. This generation improves on accuracy, power consumption and design life. Each satellite weighs 1415 kg, is equipped with 12 L-band antennas, and has an operational lifetime of 7 years.

Mission Type

Navigation

Orbit

Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Soyuz 2.1b Fregat

Variant: Fregat

Launch Pad

43/4 (43R)

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

62.929° N, 40.457° E

287

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