NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 2014-075A
Russian space-based navigation system comparable to the American GPS system, which consists of Uragan spacecraft. The operational system contains 21 satellites in 3 orbital planes, with 3 on-orbit spares. GLONASS provides 100 meters accuracy with its C/A (deliberately degraded) signals and 10-20 meter accuracy with its P (military) signals. The spacecraft also carries instrumentation of the KOSPAS-SARSAT international search-and-rescue system.
Launch Date: 2014-11-30
Launch Vehicle: Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat
Launch Site: Plesetsk, Russia
Questions and comments about this spacecraft can be directed to: Coordinated Request and User Support Office