Glonass-K is part of a series of spacecraft designed for the GLONASS global navigation system developed by the Academician M.F. Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems company. This satellite is the 3rd generation in the series.
Name of Satellite | Glonass-K |
Purpose | Navigation/Global Positioning |
Contractor | ISS Reshetnev |
Country of Contractor | Russia |
Launch Mass (kg.) | 974 |
Class of Orbit | MEO |
Perigee (km) | 19 103 |
Expected Lifetime (yrs.) | 10 |
Date of Launch | 07.07.2022 |
Launch Site | Plesetsk Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle | Soyuz-2.1b |
COSPAR Number | 2022-075A |
NORAD Number | 52984 |
Global Positioning Satellite Glonass-K is guaranteed for 10 years of active use and is characterised by reduced mass, non-hermetic design and other improvements.