Proton-M DM-2 Enhanced — mission imagery
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3 x Glonass-M (Kosmos 2459, Kosmos 2460, Kosmos 2461)

Proton-M DM-2 EnhancedKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center81/24 (81P)
Monday, March 1, 2010 · 09:19 PM UTC

This mission is complete.

Mission Brief

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.

Payload3 x Glonass-M (Kosmos 2459, Kosmos 2460, Kosmos 2461)
OrbitMedium Earth Orbit
CustomerGLONASS
Stages4
Pad81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Mission Timeline

14 / 14100%

Ground vector

Launch site

Site locked

81/24 (81P)

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Global range
SITE LOCK
Latitude
46.071°N
Longitude
62.985°E

Range Weather

Launch commit criteria

Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules

Tracking no weather issues at this time.

Primary concern
No weather issues
Rule count
0
Temperature
Not reported
Surface wind
Not reported
Window

09:19 PM UTC - 09:19 PM UTC

Vehicle

Proton-M DM-2 Enhanced

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Height58.2 m
LEO Payload21,000 kg
Launches193
Successes178

Provider

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

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Schedule History

No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.