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Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat | Glonass-K1 No. 16 (Kosmos 2557)

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Russian Space Forces · Soyuz 2.1b Fregat · 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Russian Space Forces's 125th launch · 6th this year · humanity's 6,260th orbital launch attempt

July 7, 2022Add to calendar
Success

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Window: Jul 7, 08:00 – Jul 7, 10:00 UTC

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Glonass-K1 No. 16 (Kosmos 2557)

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.

Navigation · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)

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Updates

  • Successful launch

    Nosu · 7/7/2022 · source

  • Liftoff

    Cosmic_Penguin · 7/7/2022 · source

  • Refined T-0

    Cosmic_Penguin · 7/6/2022 · source

  • Moved launch per NOTAMs and evacuation notices.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 7/4/2022 · source

Pad — 43/4 (43R)

328 launches from this pad · 1,685 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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