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Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat | Glonass-K1 No. 17 (Kosmos 2559)

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Russian Space Forces · Soyuz 2.1b Fregat · 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Russian Space Forces's 127th launch · 8th this year · humanity's 6,316th orbital launch attempt

October 10, 2022Add to calendar
Success

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

Window: Oct 10, 02:52 – Oct 10, 02:52 UTC

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Glonass-K1 No. 17 (Kosmos 2559)

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

  • Launch success

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/10/2022 · source

  • Liftoff confirmed

    SwGustav · 10/10/2022 · source

  • Added launch date and time per NOTAMs, local reports and insider reports

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/7/2022 · source

  • NET October 10

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/5/2022 · source

  • NET May

    spacevogel · 1/14/2022 · source

Pad — 43/3 (43L)

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

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