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Glonass‑K1

Name: Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat | Glonass-K1 (Kosmos 2501)
Start: 2014-11-30T21:52:26Z
Location: 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat · Kosmos 2501

Launched Sun, Nov 30 · 9:52:26 PM UTC2014-11-30 21:52:26 UTC43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Medium Earth Orbit

Worldwide

78th

orbital launch attempt in 2014

Russian Aerospace Defence Forces

7th

launch this year

43/4 (43R)

5th

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

31 d 20 h

since the pad's previous launch

Mission

Glonass-K are the third generation of satellite design 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 is unpressurized and weighs 935 kg, and has an operational lifetime of 10 years.

Launch Provider

Russian Aerospace Defence Forces

Government · Russia

Launches

Successful

91%

Upcoming

scheduled

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Soyuz 2.1b Fregat

Vehicle history

Height

46.3m

Diameter

To low Earth orbit

8,200kg

Liftoff thrust

4,150kN

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Russian Aerospace Defence ForcesLaunch SuccessfulNavigation

Glonass‑K1

Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat · Kosmos 2501

Launched Sun, Nov 30 · 9:52:26 PM UTC2014-11-30 21:52:26 UTC43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Medium Earth Orbit

Worldwide

78th

orbital launch attempt in 2014

Russian Aerospace Defence Forces

7th

launch this year

43/4 (43R)

5th

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

31 d 20 h

since the pad's previous launch

Mission

Launch Provider

Russian Aerospace Defence Forces

Government · Russia

Launches

Successful

91%

Upcoming

scheduled

All Russian Aerospace Defence Forces launches Website Wikipedia

Soyuz 2.1b Fregat

Vehicle history

Height

46.3m

Diameter

To low Earth orbit

8,200kg

Liftoff thrust

4,150kN

Space Launch Now for iOS and Android

Notifications before every launch you follow, live countdowns on your home screen and watch, and webcasts as they start.

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Glonass‑K1

Mission

Russian Aerospace Defence Forces

Soyuz 2.1b Fregat

Never Miss a Launch.

Glonass‑K1

Mission

Russian Aerospace Defence Forces

Soyuz 2.1b Fregat

Never Miss a Launch.