GLONASS-K
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GLONASS-K is the latest satellite design intended as a part of the Russian GLONASS radio-based satellite navigation system. Developed by ISS Reshetnev and first launched on 26 February 2011, it is a s
Model of Glonass-K satellite at CeBIT 2011
Glonass K model at Cebit 2011 Satellite, sideview 1
Glonass K Navigation Spacecraft model at Cebit 2011 Satellite, general view from the right
Russian Navigation Spacecraft Glonass K1 at Ce BIT
Soyuz-2
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Soyuz‑2 is a series of Russian expendable medium-lift launch vehicles and the seventh major iteration of the Soyuz rocket family. Compared to its predecessors, Soyuz-2 features significant upgrades, i
GLONASS-K
…are planned: six satellites simultaneously from Baikonur Cosmodrome on the heavy-lift Proton-M, or two simultaneously from Plesetsk Cosmodrome on a Soyuz-2 with a Fregat upper stage. In comparison, the previous GLONASS-M satellites could only be launched three at a time on a Proton-M. The new launch scheme…
A Soyuz‑2.1b rocket launches carrying a GLONASS-K2 satellite to orbit
Closeup of booster and core stage engines of a Soyuz‑2.1a during launch
Soyuz‑2.1a prepared for Soyuz MS-26
Soyuz‑2.1b prepared for GLONASS-K2 satellite launch