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Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat | Glonass-K1 No. 20 (?)
Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M
Sep 17, 4:50 PM UTC
Sep 17, 4:50 PM UTC
Mission Elapsed Time
T-00:00:00
Mission Details
Note: Satellite serial number and Cosmos designation not confirmed. 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.
- Type
- Navigation
- Orbit
- Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
Launch Site
- Pad
- 43/3 (43L)
- Location
- Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Country
- 🇷🇺 RUS