flown missionFailure
Proton-M Blok-DM-03 | 3 x Glonass-M (Kosmos 2470, Kosmos 2471, Kosmos 2472)
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center81/24 (81P) — Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.
mission
- Name
- 3 x Glonass-M (Kosmos 2470, Kosmos 2471, Kosmos 2472)
- Type
- Navigation
- Target orbit
- Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
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.
schedule
- NET (no earlier than)
- Window opens
- Window closes
- Last updated
- Fail reason
- Human error during fueling caused the upper stage mass to be too great and the rocket failure to achieve parking orbit.
vehicle & provider
- Rocket
- Proton-M Blok DM-03
- Family
- Proton / UR-500
- Variant
- M Blok DM-03
- Provider
- Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
- Type
- Government
- Country
- RUS
webcasts
launch site
- Pad
- 81/24 (81P)
- Location
- Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Country
- KAZ
- Timezone
- Asia/Qyzylorda
- Coordinates
- 46.0710, 62.9850