Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
3 x Glonass-M (Kosmos 2470, Kosmos 2471, Kosmos 2472)
Proton-M Blok DM-03
FAILURE
Failure
Sunday, December 5, 2010 · 10:25 UTC
Mission
/01Glonass-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 Failure
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Proton-M Blok DM-03
Variant: M Blok DM-03
Launch Pad
81/24 (81P)
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
46.071° N, 62.985° E
62
Pad Launches
1353
Location Launches
153
Agency Launches
68
Orbital This Year