Blagovest No.11L (Kosmos 2520)
Proton-M/Briz-M
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Mission
Blagovest No.11L (Kosmos 2520)
Type: Communications
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.
Trajectory
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Location
81/24 (81P)
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
1541 rockets have launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
Rocket
Proton-M Briz-M – Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
- Family: Proton / UR-500
- Length: 53 m
- Diameter: 7.4 m
- Launch Mass: 712 T
- Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 21000 kg
The Proton-M Briz-M was manufactured by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center with the first launch on 2001-04-07. Proton-M Briz-M has 61 successful launches and 6 failed launches with a total of 67 launches.
Agency
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center – KhSC
- Type: Government
- Abbreviation: KhSC
- Administration: Director: Andrey Vladimirovich Kalinovskiy
- Founded: 1916
- Launchers: Proton | Rokot
- Country: RUS
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center is a Moscow-based producer of spacecraft and space-launch systems, including the Proton and Rokot rockets and is currently developing the Angara rocket family. The Proton launch vehicle launches from Baikonur and Rokot launches from Baikonur and Plesetsk. Angara will launch from Plesetsk and Vostochny.
