LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Fri Nov 04 2011
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
3 x Glonass-M (Kosmos 2475, Kosmos 2476, Kosmos 2477)
Launch Successful
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW
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Rocket Details
Name:
Proton-M Briz-MDescription:
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)