2010 · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

3 x Glonass-M (Kosmos 2470, Kosmos 2471, Kosmos 2472)

failureProton-M Blok-DM-03 | 3 x Glonass-M (Kosmos 2470, Kosmos 2471, Kosmos 2472)

Glonass-M, also known as Uragan-M, are the second generation of Uragan satellite design used 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 weighs 1415 kg, is equipped with 12 L-band antennas, and has an operational lifetime of 7 years.

Overview

Date / time: December 5, 2010 at 10:25 AM UTC
Outcome: failure
Launch site: 81/24 (81P)
Mission: 3 x Glonass-M (Kosmos 2470, Kosmos 2471, Kosmos 2472)
Mission type: Navigation
Orbit achieved: Medium Earth Orbit

FailureHuman error during fueling caused the upper stage mass to be too great and the rocket failure to achieve parking orbit.

Launch vehicle

Proton-M Blok DM-03 →

Launch provider

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center →