june, 2018
15jun00:00Soyuz • Glonass-M No. 59

Event Details
Launch Date: June 2018 Launch Window: TBA Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 2-1B/Fregat-M Launch Operator: Russian Space Forces Launch Site: Site 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia Payload: Glonass-M No. 59 Payload Type: Navigation A Russian Soyuz 2-1B rocket will lift off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Event Details
Launch Date: | June 2018 |
Launch Window: | TBA |
Launch Vehicle: | Soyuz 2-1B/Fregat-M |
Launch Operator: | Russian Space Forces |
Launch Site: | Site 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia |
Payload: | Glonass-M No. 59 |
Payload Type: | Navigation |
A Russian Soyuz 2-1B rocket will lift off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome with a Glonass-M navigation satellite to join the country’s Medium Earth Orbit constellation similar in architecture as the American Global Positioning System to provide navigation services on a global scale. Due to problems in getting the next generation after Glonass-M into operation, Russia decided to stretch its existing inventory of Glonass-M ground spares by only launching them when needed. Glonass-M No. 59 was called up for launch when a, eight-year old satellite within Plane 1 of the constellation failed in April 2018.
Mission Resources:
? Launch Vehicle Overview: Soyuz 2-1B
? Payload Overview: Glonass-M Satellites & Constellation
Time
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