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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterLaunch FailureNavigationProton-M Blok-DM-03 · Kosmos 2470, Kosmos 2471, Kosmos 2472
Launched 2010-12-05 10:25 UTC81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Human error during fueling caused the upper stage mass to be too great and the rocket failure to achieve parking orbit.
From Launch Library 2 · updated
Launch failure
Target: Medium Earth Orbit
Proton-M Blok DM-03 lifted off with 3 x Glonass-M (Kosmos 2470, Kosmos 2471, Kosmos 2472), but the launch failed.
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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 Provider
Government · Russia · Founded 1916 · Director Andrey Vladimirovich Kalinovskiy
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center is a Moscow-based producer of spacecraft and space-launch systems, including the Proton and Rokot rockets and is currently developing the Angara rocket family. The Proton launch vehicle launches from Baikonur and Rokot launches from Baikonur and Plesetsk. Angara will launch from Plesetsk and Vostochny.
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Height
58.2m
Diameter
7.4m
To low Earth orbit
21,000kg
Liftoff thrust
10,532kN
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