2011 · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
3 x Glonass-M (Kosmos 2475, Kosmos 2476, Kosmos 2477)
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Glonass-M, also known as Uragan-M, are the second generation of Uragan satellite design used 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 weighs 1415 kg, is equipped with 12 L-band antennas, and has an operational lifetime of 7 years.
Overview
- Date / time
- November 4, 2011 at 12:51 PM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- 81/24 (81P)
- Mission
- 3 x Glonass-M (Kosmos 2475, Kosmos 2476, Kosmos 2477)
- Mission type
- Navigation
- Orbit achieved
- Medium Earth Orbit