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Glonass-K1 (Kosmos 2501)
Soyuz 2.1b FregatRussian Aerospace Defence Forces43/4 (43R)
Sunday, November 30, 2014 · 09:52 PM UTCAdd to Calendar
This mission is complete.
Vehicle
Soyuz 2.1b Fregat
Profile →Soyuz-2, GRAU index 14A14, is the collective designation for the 21st-century version of the Russian Soyuz rocket. In its basic form, it is a three-stage carrier rocket for placing payl...
Height46.3 m
LEO Payload8,200 kg
Launches22
Successes20
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
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Launch Site
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
62.929°N, 40.457°E
Schedule History
No delays or schedule changes recorded.
