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Glonass-K1 No. 20 (?) launch time, date and countdown

Success Sep 17, 2026, 11:50 AM CDT

Launch complete

Recorded launch time: (Thu, Sep 17, 2026, 16:50 UTC)

Launch details

US Central
UTC
Thu, Sep 17, 2026, 16:50 UTC
Status
Success Launch Successful
Provider
Russian Space Forces (Government)
Rocket
Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M
Mission
Glonass-K1 No. 20 (?)
Mission type
Navigation
Orbit
Medium Earth Orbit
Pad
43/3 (43L)
Location
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Country code
RUS

Times can change. Central time is America/Chicago (CST/CDT). Source: Launch Library 2.

About this launch

Glonass-K1 No. 20 (?) is a launch of the Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M rocket operated by Russian Space Forces. The recorded launch time was Thu, Sep 17, 2026, 11:50 AM CDT (Thu, Sep 17, 2026, 16:50 UTC). The launch window is instantaneous, so the launch happens at the exact time above or not at all that day. The launch site is 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation. The target orbit is Medium Earth Orbit. Mission type: Navigation. Launch Library 2 lists the current status as “Launch Successful”.

Mission description

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.

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