Photo: Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation · CC BY 4.0
Mission
Navigation · MEO
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…
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| COSMOS 2478 [GLONASS-M] 2011-071A | Payload | 19090 × 19184 km · 65.4° | Globe |
| FREGAT R/B 2011-071B | Rocket body | 19275 × 19646 km · 65.6° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 2011-071. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).