March 23, 2014 10:54 pm

Glonass-M (Kosmos 2494)

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Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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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 22:54 UTC
Window Close 22:54 UTC
Lift Off Mar 23, 2014 · 22:54 UTC
Launch Facility Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Launch Pad 43/4 (43R)
Target Orbit Medium Earth Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer Russian Aerospace Defence Forces
Payload Glonass-M (Kosmos 2494)
Rocket Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat
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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Russian Aerospace Defence Forces
43/4 (43R)
Launch Overview
Window Open 22:54 UTC
Window Close 22:54 UTC
Lift Off Mar 23, 2014 · 22:54 UTC
Launch Facility Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Launch Pad 43/4 (43R)
Target Orbit Medium Earth Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer Russian Aerospace Defence Forces
Payload Glonass-M (Kosmos 2494)
Rocket Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat
Destination Medium Earth Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location See Mission Notes
Landing Type RTLS / Droneship

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