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Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat | Glonass-K1 No. 16 (Kosmos 2557)

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1076 days ago7/7/2022, 8:00:00 AM
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat | Glonass-K1 No. 16 (Kosmos 2557)

Mission Description

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 Updates

Nosu

Nosu

7/7/2022, 1:34:32 PM

Successful launch

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Cosmic_Penguin

Cosmic_Penguin

7/7/2022, 10:05:21 AM

Liftoff

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Cosmic_Penguin

Cosmic_Penguin

7/6/2022, 11:59:53 PM

Refined T-0

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Cosmic_Penguin

Cosmic_Penguin

7/4/2022, 9:17:33 AM

Moved launch per NOTAMs and evacuation notices.

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Launch Details

Launch Window

7/7/2022, 8:00:00 AM

to 7/7/2022, 10:00:00 AM

Rocket Details

Soyuz 2.1b Fregat

Family: Soyuz

Variant: Fregat

Launch Facility

43/4 (43R)

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation