Russian Aerospace Defence Forces
Glonass-M (Kosmos 2485)
Soyuz 2.1b Fregat
SUCCESS
Success
Friday, April 26, 2013 · 05:23 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 Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Soyuz 2.1b Fregat
Variant: Fregat
Launch Pad
43/4 (43R)
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
62.929° N, 40.457° E
271
Pad Launches
1588
Location Launches
6
Agency Launches
20
Orbital This Year