Glonass-M No. 61 (Kosmos 2564) Mission
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
Glonass-M No. 61 (Kosmos 2564)
Mission Type
Navigation
Destination
Medium Earth Orbit
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.
Last Update: Launch success declared, payload is uncertain, referred to as a generic military satellite
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