Proton | Uragan 85, 86 & Uragan-M 3

Launch Provider & Rocket

• Provider: Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center (Government)
• Rocket: Proton K/DM-2 — Proton / UR-500 family

Mission

GLONASS navigation satellites

• Type: Navigation
• Orbit: Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)

Launch Site

• Pad: 200/39 (200L)
• Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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Program

• GLONASS — GLONASS (ГЛОНАСС, IPA: [ɡɫɐˈnas]; Russian: Глобальная навигационная спутниковая система, tr. Global'naya Navigatsionnaya Sputnikovaya Sistema, lit. 'Global Navigation Satellite System') is a Russian satellite navigation system operating as part of a radionavigation-satellite service. It provides an alternative to Global Positioning System (GPS) and is the second navigational system in operation with global coverage and of comparable precision. (Wikipedia)