Blagovest N13L (Kosmos 2533)

A Proton-M/Briz-M launched Blagovest No.13L (Kosmos 2533), the third satellite in Russia's Blagovest military communications system, from Baikonur toward geostationary orbit, providing Ka- and Q-band links between Russian military bases.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

GTO

Geostationary transfer orbit

Payload to orbit

4.2 T

Flight

62nd

of 68 Proton-M Briz-M flights

Date and time

21 December 2018, 00:20 UTC

Rocket

Proton-M Briz-M

Builder

Khrunichev

Launch site

81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Payload

Communications

International designator

2018-107

Launches in 2018

109th of 114

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