Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | Glonass-K2 No. 14 (Kosmos 2584)
Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M launched the Glonass-K2 No. 14 (Kosmos 2584) mission for Russian Space Forces from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on Mar 2, 2025 (UTC).
Launch pad
43/3 (43L) · Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | Glonass-K2 No. 14 (Kosmos 2584)
Launched Mar 3, 2025 7:22:17 AMSuccess
2 objects in orbit now
Flight direction
67° ENE
measured from the launched orbit · inclination 65.2°
Flight path
First-stage drop zone (rough estimate)
Drawn 400–700 km downrange along the flight direction. Official hazard areas are published as NOTAMs and navigational warnings.
About the mission
Glonass-K2 are the fourth 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 1645 kg, and has an operational lifetime of 10 years.
Mission description from Launch Library 2.
Objects from this launch still in orbit
- Launch time (your time zone)
- Mon, Mar 3 · 7:22:17 AM
- Status
- Success
- Launch provider
- Russian Space Forces
- Rocket
- Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M
- Mission type
- Navigation
- Target orbit
- MEO
- Launch pad
- 43/3 (43L) · Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation