Glonass-M (Kosmos 2494)

A GLONASS-M navigation satellite, Cosmos 2494, launched from Plesetsk aboard a Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat, replenishing Russia's GLONASS positioning constellation.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

MEO

Medium Earth orbit

Payload to orbit

1.5 T

Flight

8th

of 26 Soyuz 2.1b Fregat flights

Date and time

23 March 2014, 22:54 UTC

Rocket

Soyuz 2.1b Fregat

Builder

Progress RSC

Launch site

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

Payload

Navigation

International designator

2014-012

Launches in 2014

12th of 92

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