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

/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 Failure

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

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

← Back to Launches