2014 · Russian Aerospace Defence Forces
Glonass-K1 (Kosmos 2501)
successSoyuz-2.1b/Fregat | Glonass-K1 (Kosmos 2501)
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.
Overview
- Date / time
- November 30, 2014 at 09:52 PM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- 43/4 (43R)
- Mission
- Glonass-K1 (Kosmos 2501)
- Mission type
- Navigation
- Orbit achieved
- Medium Earth Orbit