Status
Success
Cosmos 2545
Launch Time
Mon Mar 16, 2020 18:28 UTC
Mon Mar 16, 2020 18:28 UTC
Penultimate flight of a Glonass-M satellite. 100th orbital launch of a Soyuz 2 rocket.
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 2545
GLONASS-M, also known as Uragan-M are the second generation of Uragan satellite design used as part of the Russian GLONASS radio-based satellite navigation system. It is an evolution of the previous Uragan (GRAU Index 11F654) second-generation satellites, improving accuracy, increasing power, extending the design life and adding the FDMA L2OF open signal. The last eight Glonass-M spacecraft in production include the new CDMA L3OC open signal.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1,415.0 kg
Medium Earth Orbit
Location
Site 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Stats
2020
20th orbital launch attempt
Soyuz 2.1b
51st mission
2nd mission of 2020
48th successful mission
15th consecutive successful mission