Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | Cosmos 2492

Status

Success

Cosmos 2492

Launch Time
Sun Mar 23, 2014 22:54 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

Details

Mission Details

Cosmos 2492

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

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Stats

2014

12th orbital launch attempt

Soyuz 2.1b

15th mission

1st mission of 2014

14th successful mission

7th consecutive successful mission