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Proton-M/DM-2 orbited a trio of GLONASS-M navigation satellites (Cosmos 2447-2449) into orbital plane 2, expanding Russia's GLONASS constellation. It was Russia's tenth Proton launch of 2008.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

MEO

Medium Earth orbit

Payload to orbit

5.3 T

Flight

3rd

of 6 Proton-M DM-2 Enhanced flights

Date and time

25 December 2008, 10:43 UTC

Rocket

Proton-M DM-2 Enhanced

Builder

Khrunichev

Launch site

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

Payload

Navigation

International designator

2008-067

Launches in 2008

69th of 69

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