Uragan-K1

Russia



  • GLONASS-K - a new Russian spacecraft GLONASS global navigation system, representing the third generation native of navigation satellites.
  • It has the following key features in comparison with the satellite Glonass-M:
    • introduced a third frequency in the L-band to improve the reliability of navigation definitions;
    • extended period of operation of the spacecraft;
    • reduced mass of the satellite;
    • Additional equipment is available the international Search and Rescue COSPAS-SARSAT.
  • The introduction of a new civil navigation signals and code division in the frequency range of L3 will significantly improve the accuracy of navigation definitions, as well as ground equipment to improve consumers.
  • Satellite GLONASS-K is based on a leaky platform Express 1000. The basis of the design of the spacecraft - the case in the form of a parallelepiped made of honeycomb panels.
  • On the inner surfaces sotopaneley, which are both sinks, radiators, installed on-board equipment that can operate in open space. Lack germokonteynera gives a significant gain in weight of the satellite, which is 935 kg (for comparison, the mass of the spacecraft Glonass-M - 1415 kg).
  • The composition of the onboard equipment includes:
    • navigation system;
    • Operator;
    • orientation and stabilization system;
    • correction system;
    • thermal control system;
    • power supply system.

 

Satellite Date LS Launcher Remarks:
Cosmos 2471 (Uragan-K1 #1) 26.02.2011 Plesetsk, LC-43/4 Soyuz-2-1b Fregat -


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