Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

3 x Glonass-M (Kosmos 2459, Kosmos 2460, Kosmos 2461)

Proton-M DM-2 Enhanced

SUCCESS
Success

Monday, March 1, 2010 · 21:19 UTC

Mission

/01

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

Proton-M DM-2 Enhanced

Variant: DM-2 Enhanced

Launch Pad

81/24 (81P)

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

46.071° N, 62.985° E

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