Proton-M/DM-2 Enhanced | 3 x Glonass-M (Kosmos 2459, Kosmos 2460, Kosmos 2461)
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center · Proton-M DM-2 Enhanced · 81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 151st launch · 2nd this year · humanity's 5,039th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Mar 1, 21:19 – Mar 1, 21:19 UTC
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3 x Glonass-M (Kosmos 2459, Kosmos 2460, Kosmos 2461)
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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- Пуск РН Протон-М с КА Глонасс. Proton&Glonass — Роскосмос ТВ
Pad — 81/24 (81P)
Local pad time: Mar 2, 3:19 AM GMT+6
93 launches from this pad · 1,564 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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