LaunchesGlonass-K2 No. 13 (Kosmos 2569)
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Glonass-K2 No. 13 (Kosmos 2569)
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M · Navigation
Aug 7, 2023 · 13:19 UTC43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Mission
Glonass-K2 are the fourth 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 1645 kg, and has an operational lifetime of 10 years.
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Mission Facts
- Provider
- Russian Space Forces
- Rocket
- Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M
- Orbit
- MEO
- Pad
- 43/3 (43L)
- NET precision
- Second
- Data source
- LL2