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Glonass-K1 (Kosmos 2501)

Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat · Navigation

201443/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome

Mission

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.

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Mission Facts

Provider
VKO
Rocket
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat
Orbit
MEO
Pad
43/4 (43R)
NET precision
Year
Data source
LL2
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