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Glonass-K1 (Kosmos 2501)
Soyuz 2.1b FregatRussian Aerospace Defence Forces43/4 (43R)
Sunday, November 30, 2014 · 09:52 PM UTC
This mission is complete.
Mission Brief
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.
PayloadGlonass-K1 (Kosmos 2501)
OrbitMedium Earth Orbit
CustomerGLONASS
Stages4
Pad43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Ground vector
Launch site
Site locked
43/4 (43R)
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Global range
- Latitude
- 62.929°N
- Longitude
- 40.457°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
09:52 PM UTC - 09:52 PM UTC
Schedule History
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.

