Glonass-M No. 56 (Kosmos 2527)Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M Russian Space Forces Launch Status Success Sat ยท Jun 16th, 2018 5:46 PM EDT Watch Online https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56QsPdcxHm8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64ud3WE_DbE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oME8rwyzmqw Mission Glonass-M No. 56 (Kosmos 2527) Type: Navigation GLONASS is a global satellite navigation system similar to the American GPS system. Location 43/4 (43R) Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation 72 rockets have launched from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation. Rocket Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M Length: 46.3 meters Diameter: 10.3 meters First Launch: July 26, 2008 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. The Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M rocket has been launched a total of 15 times with 15 successful and 0 failed launches. Agency Russian Space Forces Type: Government Abbreviation: VKS Administration: Aleksandr Golovko Founded: 1992 Country: RUS The Russian Space Forces are a branch of the Russian Aerospace Forces, that provides aerospace warning, air sovereignty, and protection for Russia. Having been reestablished following August 1, 2015 merger between the Russian Air Force and the Russian Aerospace Defence Forces after a 2011 dissolving of the branch. The Russian Space Forces were originally formed on August 10, 1992 and the creation of the Russian Armed Forces. View Rocket Launch Schedule