Proton-M/Briz-M | Blagovest No.11L (Kosmos 2520)
Status: Success | Launched: Aug 16, 2017 22:07 UTC
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center (Government)
- Rocket: Proton-M Briz-M — Proton / UR-500 family
Mission
This is a military communications satellite developed for the Russian Defence Ministry. Blagovest â„–11L is fitted with Ku-band and Q-band transponders and is expected to operate in geostationary orbit for 15 years.
- Type: Communications
- Orbit: Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
Launch Site
- Pad: 81/24 (81P)
- Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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