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Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat | Glonass-M (Kosmos 2485)

Glonass-M (Kosmos 2485)

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Launch Details

Date: 26 Apr 2013, 05:23 am UTC

Rocket: Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat (Soyuz)

Provider: Russian Aerospace Defence Forces

Mission

Type: Navigation

Orbit: Medium Earth Orbit

Pad: 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Mission Description

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.