Cosmos 2544

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

08:54:48

Wednesday December 11, 2019

Watch Replay

Official Livestream

Mission Details

Read Article

Launch Notes

First use of Site 43/3 since 2002. First flight of Soyuz 2.1b and of a Soyuz 2 from the Site 43/3.

Cosmos 2544 (GLONASS-M 59)

Wiki

GLONASS-M (Russian: ГЛОНАСС-М), also known as Uragan-M (Russian: Ураган-М) are the second generation of Uragan satellite design used as part of the Russian GLONASS radio-based satellite navigation system.

Medium Earth Orbit

1 Payload

Rocket

Active
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat

Active Since 2006

RKK Energiya logo

Manufacturer

RKK Energiya

Price

$25.00 million

Rocket

Height: 46.94m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 7,500 kg

GTO: 3,000 kg

Liftoff Thrust

4,550 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 4.11m

Height: 11.43m

Stages

4

Strap-ons

4

Launch Site

Site 43/3

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia

Fastest Turnaround

2 days 17 hours

Stats

Soyuz 2.1b


49th

Mission

7th

Mission of 2019

2019


93rd

Orbital launch attempt