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. September 17, 2026 at 16:50 UTC · Launch Successful Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M — Russian Space Forces, to Medium Earth Orbit 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation The world's 7397th orbital launch attempt, and 224th of 2026. Data: Launch Library 2, The Space Devs. Image by Roscosmos (Roscosmos Image Use Policy) via The Space Devs.