September 2, 2010 12:53 am

3 x Glonass-M (Kosmos 2464, Kosmos 2465, Kosmos 2466)

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Proton-M

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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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.
Launch Overview
Window Open 00:53 UTC
Window Close 00:53 UTC
Lift Off Sep 2, 2010 · 00:53 UTC
Launch Facility Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Launch Pad 81/24 (81P)
Target Orbit Medium Earth Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Payload 3 x Glonass-M (Kosmos 2464, Kosmos 2465, Kosmos 2466)
Rocket Proton-M
Destination Medium Earth Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location See Mission Notes
Landing Type RTLS / Droneship
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.

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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
81/24 (81P)
Launch Overview
Window Open 00:53 UTC
Window Close 00:53 UTC
Lift Off Sep 2, 2010 · 00:53 UTC
Launch Facility Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Launch Pad 81/24 (81P)
Target Orbit Medium Earth Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Payload 3 x Glonass-M (Kosmos 2464, Kosmos 2465, Kosmos 2466)
Rocket Proton-M
Destination Medium Earth Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location See Mission Notes
Landing Type RTLS / Droneship

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