MISSION NAME
Glonass-M No. 56 (Kosmos 2527) 2527
Status
Success
DATE
16 JUN 2018
LAUNCH PROVIDER
Russian Space Forces
Launch Pad
43/4 (43R)
Description
GLONASS is a global satellite navigation system similar to the American GPS system.
Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M
Rocket Description
Soyuz-2, GRAU index 14A14, is the collective designation for the 21st-century version of the Russian Soyuz rocket. In its basic form, it is a three-stage carrier rocket for placing payloads into low Earth orbit. The first-stage boosters and two core stages feature uprated engines with improved injection systems, compared to the previous versions of the Soyuz. Digital flight control and telemetry systems allow the rocket to be launched from a fixed launch platform, whereas the launch platforms for earlier Soyuz rockets had to be rotated as the rocket could not perform a roll to change its heading in flight.