Glonass-K
ISS Reshetnev
Glonass-K is a navigation satellite designed for the GLONASS system, featuring active 3-axes attitude determination and control, a 10-year lifetime, and a mass of 935 kg.
Key figurescomparable across the catalogue
- Mass
- 935 kg
- Power
- 1,460 W
- Design life
- 10 years
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As published by the supplier
- ADCS type
- active, 3-axes
- EPS power
- 1460 W
- Mass
- 935 kg
- Design life
- 10 years
- Orbit
- High-mid, circular, inclined
- Orbit height
- 19100 km
- Launch vehicle
- Soyuz-2 carrier rocket and Fregat upper stage
- Cosmodromes
- Plesetsk
- First launch date
- 26 February 2011
About
The Glonass-K is a navigation satellite developed for the GLONASS global navigation satellite system. It is equipped with an active 3-axes attitude determination and control system (ADCS). The satellite has an electrical power system (EPS) capable of generating 1460 W and a design lifetime of 10 years. With a mass of 935 kg, it operates in a high-mid, circular, inclined orbit at a height of 19100 km. The Glonass-K satellites are launched using the Soyuz-2 carrier rocket with a Fregat upper stage from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome. The first launch of a Glonass-K satellite occurred on February 26, 2011.
Documentation
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