Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat | Glonass-K1 No. 18

Launch information

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Mission description

Glonass-K are the third generation of satellite design 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 is unpressurized and weighs 935 kg, and has an operational lifetime of 10 years.

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat | Glonass-K1 No. 18’.

Launch image Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat | Glonass-K1 No. 18

Go

Status: Go for Launch

Class: normal

Launch T0: Sept. 13, 2025, 2:30 a.m.

Timezone: Europe/Moscow

Launch authority

Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.

Mission

Glonass-K1 No. 18 (MEO)

Launcher

Russian Space Forces

Rocket

Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat

Location

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Pad

Unknown Pad

Type

Navigation

Orbit

Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)

Satellites on-board

Tracking of on-board satellites will be available after the rocket launch date (Sept. 13, 2025).

Launch statistics

Launch statistics will be available after the rocket launch date (Sept. 13, 2025).

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