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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterLaunch SuccessfulCommunicationsProton-M/Briz-M · Kosmos 2526
Launched 2018-04-18 22:12 UTC81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Success
Reached Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Worldwide
37th
orbital launch attempt in 2018
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
1st
launch this year
81/24 (81P)
1st
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
245 d
since the pad's previous launch
The second of four planned Blagovest communication satellites. It is a high throughput communications satellite used for high speed internet services, TV, radio broadcasting and voice/video networking.
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.
Launches
193
Successful
178
92%
Upcoming
0
scheduled
Height
53m
Diameter
7.4m
To low Earth orbit
21,000kg
Liftoff thrust
10,000kN
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