NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Cosmos 2485

Launch Time
Fri Apr 26, 2013 05:23 UTC

Rocket

Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M
Image Credit: Roscosmos
VKS RF
Status: Active
Price: $25.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 4,550 kN
Payload to LEO: 7,500 kg
Payload to GTO: 3,250 kg
Stages: 4
Strap-ons: 4
Rocket Height: 46.94 m
Fairing Diameter: 4.11 m
Fairing Height: 11.43 m

Mission Details

Cosmos 2485

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.

Payloads: 1
Medium Earth Orbit

Location

Site 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia

Stats

2013

20th orbital launch attempt

Soyuz 2.1b

10th mission
1st mission of 2013
9th successful mission
2nd consecutive successful mission