Russian Space Forces
Glonass-K1 (Kosmos 2471)
Soyuz 2.1b Fregat
SUCCESS
Success
Saturday, February 26, 2011 · 03:07 UTC
Mission
/01Glonass-K are the third generation of satellite design 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 is unpressurized and weighs 935 kg, and has an operational lifetime of 10 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
265
Pad Launches
1578
Location Launches
81
Agency Launches
9
Orbital This Year