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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.
Height 59.00 Meters
Max Stages 4
Mass To GTO 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust 8847 kN
Diameter 4.15 Meters
Mass To LEO 0 kg
Liftoff Mass 712 Tonnes
Launch Success 39
Consecutive Success 7
Maiden Flight 1994-01-20
Launch Failures 2
GLONASS (ГЛОНАСС, IPA: [ɡɫɐˈnas]; Russian: Глобальная навигационная спутниковая система, tr. Global'naya Navigatsionnaya Sputnikovaya Sistema, lit. 'Global Navigation Satellite System') is a Russian satellite navigation system operating as part of a radionavigation-satellite service. It provides an alternative to Global Positioning System (GPS) and is the second navigational system in operation with global coverage and of comparable precision.