● Launch Successful
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat | Glonass-K1 No. 23 (Kosmos 2619)
Russian Space Forces · 43/3 (43L) · Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Russian Space Forces's 158th launch
- 70th consecutive success
- 234th flight from 43/3 (43L)
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The Mission
Glonass-K are the third generation of satellite design for GLONASS satellite navigation system. GLONASS is a Russian space-based navigation system comparable to the similar GPS and Galileo systems. This generation improves on accuracy, power consumption and design life. Each satellite is unpressurized and weighs 935 kg, and has an operational lifetime of 10 years.
| Liftoff (NET) | Mon, 24 Aug 2026 02:40:00 UTC |
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| Launch window | 02:40:00 UTC – 02:40:00 UTC |
| Target orbit | Medium Earth Orbit |
| Status | Launch Successful |
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