Proton-M DM-2 Enhanced — mission imagery

Success

3 x Glonass-M (Kosmos 2459, Kosmos 2460, Kosmos 2461)

Proton-M DM-2 EnhancedKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center81/24 (81P)

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Vehicle

Proton-M DM-2 Enhanced

Proton-M Blok DM-03 is a four stage Russian heavy lift launch vehicle derived from the Soviet Proton launch vehicle. It is a Proton-M with an added DM-03 Fourth stage.

Height58.2 m

LEO Payload21,000 kg

Launches198

Successes183

Provider

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center is a Moscow-based producer of spacecraft and space-launch systems, including the Proton and Rokot rockets and is currently developing the Angara rocket fami...

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