Manifest / 01
Glonass-K1 No. 18 (Kosmos 2595) & Kosmos 2596
This mission is complete.
Mission Brief
Glonass-K1 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. This launch also carries Mozhayets-6 (Kosmos 2596), a small experimental satellite built by the Mozhaiskiy Military Space Academy of St. Petersburg.
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Ground vector
Launch site
43/3 (43L)
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Latitude
- 62.927°N
- Longitude
- 40.450°E
Range Weather
Launch commit criteria
Tracking no weather issues at this time.
- Primary concern
- No weather issues
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
02:10 AM UTC - 03:30 AM UTC
Provider
Russian Space Forces
Profile →RUS • Founded 1992
The Russian Space Forces are a branch of the Russian Aerospace Forces, that provides aerospace warning, air sovereignty, and protection for Russia. Having been reestablished following August 1, 2015 merger betw...
Schedule History
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.

