Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat | Glonass-K1 No. 20 (?)
Note: Satellite serial number and Cosmos designation not confirmed.
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.
Soyuz-2, GRAU index 14A14, is the collective designation for the 21st-century version of the Russian Soyuz rocket. In its basic form, it is a three-stage carrier rocket for placing payloads into low Earth orbit. The first-stage boosters and two core stages feature uprated engines with improved injection systems, compared to the previous versions of the Soyuz. Digital flight control and telemetry systems allow the rocket to be launched from a fixed launch platform, whereas the launch platforms for earlier Soyuz rockets had to be rotated as the rocket could not perform a roll to change its heading in flight.
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Mission Profile
Glonass-K1 No. 20 (?) was a Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M mission operated by Russian Space Forces that lifted off from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 17, 2026. The flight carried its payload on a navigation mission to Medium Earth Orbit. The launch was a success.