Russian Space Forces
Success · Launch provider
Glonass-K1? Kosmos 2621?
Official name: Glonass-K1? (Kosmos 2621?)
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat M · 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Liftoff
- Result
- Success
- Vehicle
- Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat M
- Pad
- 43/3 (43L)
- Location
- Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Provider
- Launch provider
The mission
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat M launched Glonass-K1? (Kosmos 2621?) for Launch provider from 43/3 (43L) in Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation, Sat, Nov 7 · 1:22 PM UTC.
Note: Payload identity uncertain. 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.
Mission description from Launch Library 2.
See it on the radar: the countdown, the flight path and where to look from your ZIP code.
From Launch Library 2, as of Nov 13, 6:26 AM UTC. Times and status can change; the radar has the latest.