LAUNCH CENTER

Failure

Sun Dec 05 2010

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

3 x Glonass-M (Kosmos 2470, Kosmos 2471, Kosmos 2472)

Launch Failure

LAUNCH PREVIEW

Launch Time

(10:25 AM UTC)

Launch Window Start

(10:25 AM UTC)

Launch Window End

(10:25 AM UTC)

RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Rocket Details

Name:

Proton-M Blok DM-03

Description:

Proton-M Blok DM-03 is a four stage Russian heavy lift launch vehicle derived from the Soviet Proton launch vehicle. It is a Proton-M with an added DM-03 Fourth stage.

MISSION OVERVIEW

Type: Navigation
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.

COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Pad

81/24 (81P)