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Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | Glonass-M No. 61 (Kosmos 2564)

November 28, 2022 at 3:13 PM UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | Glonass-M No. 61 (Kosmos 2564) launch image
Mission imagery · Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M

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November 28, 2022 at 3:13 PM UTC

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43/3 (43L)

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation · 62.9273, 40.4500

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43/3 (43L)

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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November 28, 2022 at 5:30 PM UTC
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June 13, 2024 at 5:12 PM UTC

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.

Vehicle

Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M

Soyuz · Fregat-M

Height

46.3 m

Diameter

10.3 m

LEO capacity

8,200 kg

Successful launches

36

Launch complex

43/3 (43L)

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Plesetsk Cosmodrome is a Russian spaceport located in Mirny, Arkhangelsk Oblast, about 800 km north of Moscow and approximately 200 km south of Arkhangelsk. Originally developed as an ICBM site for the R-7 missile, it also served for numerous satellite launches using the R-7 and other rockets. Its high latitude makes it useful only for certain types of launches, especially the Molniya orbits, so for much of the site's history it functioned as a secondary location, with most orbital launches taking place from Baikonur, in the Kazakh SSR. With the end of the Soviet Union, Baikonur became a foreign territory, and Kazakhstan charged $115 million usage fees annually. Consequently, Plesetsk has seen considerably more activity since the 2000s.

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Mission updates

Added launch per NOTAMs. Note payload identity is a bit uncertain.

November 20, 2022 at 3:11 AM UTC · Cosmic_Penguin

Launch scrubbed. Next opportunity 24 hours later.

November 27, 2022 at 7:23 PM UTC · Nosu

Liftoff confirmed

November 28, 2022 at 3:41 PM UTC · SwGustav

Launch success declared, payload is uncertain, referred to as a generic military satellite

November 28, 2022 at 7:25 PM UTC · SwGustav