MISSION NAME
3 x Glonass-M (Kosmos 2459, Kosmos 2460, Kosmos 2461)
Status
Success
DATE
1 MAR 2010
LAUNCH PROVIDER
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Launch Pad
81/24 (81P)
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.
Proton-M DM-2 Enhanced
