Uragan-M 21 to 23

Launched a trio of GLONASS-M navigation satellites (Kosmos 2456, 2457 and 2458), expanding the Russian GLONASS constellation to medium Earth orbit.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

MEO

Medium Earth orbit

Payload to orbit

5.3 T

Flight

4th

of 6 Proton-M DM-2 Enhanced flights

Date and time

14 December 2009, 10:38 UTC

Rocket

Proton-M DM-2 Enhanced

Builder

Khrunichev

Launch site

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

Payload

Navigation

International designator

2009-070

Launches in 2009

73rd of 78

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