Sunday, May 27 - 8:00pm EDT
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
A Russian Soyuz rocket will launch a Glonass M navigation satellite for the Russian Aerospace Forces.
A Fregat upper stage will carry the satellite into orbit.
The SoyuzFG configuration uses Fregat upper stage to carry especially large payloads into varying orbits.
Glonass M
This spacecraft will add to a constellation of over 20 satellites supporting military and civilian land, air, and sea navigation.
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Private aerospace and defense company Northrup Grumman’s Antares rocket launched its NG-11 Cygnus spacecraft Wednesday evening, April 17, and is on course to rendezvous with the International Space Station.