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Glonass‑M

Name: Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat | Glonass-M (Kosmos 2494)
Start: 2014-03-23T22:54:03Z
Location: 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat · Kosmos 2494

Launched Sun, Mar 23 · 10:54:03 PM UTC2014-03-23 22:54:03 UTC43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Medium Earth Orbit

Worldwide

12th

orbital launch attempt in 2014

Russian Aerospace Defence Forces

1st

launch this year

43/4 (43R)

1st

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

85 d 10 h

since the pad's previous launch

Replay

Replay: Liftoff of Russian Soyuz-2.1b rocket carrying a Glonass GPS satellite

Mission

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

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‑M

Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat · Kosmos 2494

Launched Sun, Mar 23 · 10:54:03 PM UTC2014-03-23 22:54:03 UTC43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Medium Earth Orbit

Worldwide

12th

orbital launch attempt in 2014

Russian Aerospace Defence Forces

1st

launch this year

43/4 (43R)

1st

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

85 d 10 h

since the pad's previous launch

Replay

Replay: Liftoff of Russian Soyuz-2.1b rocket carrying a Glonass GPS satellite

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

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Glonass‑M

Replay

Mission

Russian Aerospace Defence Forces

Soyuz 2.1b Fregat

Never Miss a Launch.

Glonass‑M

Replay

Mission

Russian Aerospace Defence Forces

Soyuz 2.1b Fregat

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