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Proton-M Briz-M | 3 x Glonass-M (Kosmos 2475, Kosmos 2476, Kosmos 2477)

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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center · Proton-M Briz-M · 81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 156th launch · 3rd this year · humanity's 5,173rd orbital launch attempt

November 4, 2011Add to calendar
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The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Window: Nov 4, 12:51Nov 4, 12:51 UTC

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3 x Glonass-M (Kosmos 2475, Kosmos 2476, Kosmos 2477)

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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Pad — 81/24 (81P)

93 launches from this pad · 1,564 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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