March 16, 2020 6:28 pm

Glonass-M No. 60 (Kosmos 2545)

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Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M

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 18:28 UTC
Window Close 18:28 UTC
Lift Off Mar 16, 2020 · 18:28 UTC
Launch Facility Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Launch Pad 43/4 (43R)
Target Orbit Medium Earth Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer Russian Space Forces
Payload Glonass-M No. 60 (Kosmos 2545)
Rocket Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-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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Russian Space Forces
43/4 (43R)
Launch Overview
Window Open 18:28 UTC
Window Close 18:28 UTC
Lift Off Mar 16, 2020 · 18:28 UTC
Launch Facility Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Launch Pad 43/4 (43R)
Target Orbit Medium Earth Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer Russian Space Forces
Payload Glonass-M No. 60 (Kosmos 2545)
Rocket Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M
Destination Medium Earth Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location See Mission Notes
Landing Type RTLS / Droneship

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