Glonass-M (Kosmos 2485)

Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M launched a Glonass-M navigation satellite (Kosmos 2485) from Plesetsk Cosmodrome for Russia's GLONASS constellation.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

MEO

Medium Earth orbit

Payload to orbit

1.5 T

Flight

7th

of 26 Soyuz 2.1b Fregat flights

Date and time

26 April 2013, 05:23 UTC

Rocket

Soyuz 2.1b Fregat

Builder

Progress RSC

Launch site

43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Payload

Navigation

International designator

2013-019

Launches in 2013

20th of 81

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