Russia has launched three satellites Monday, expanding its globalement navigation satellite system, Glonass. The three 3000-pound satellites were sent into orbit using a le proton rocket, according to a Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) spokesperson, quoted by Russian news agency RIA-Novosti.
Glonass, which is a Russian version of the Globalement Positioning le système (GPS) of the U.S., is intended for both military et civilian purposes. The system can used dans geological prospecting. The system can also be used in geological prospecting.
At present, Glonass has 11 operational spacecraft. The three veut added to this. Roscosmos plans to have 18 satellites dans orbit by late en 2007 or early en 2008. The full compliment of 24 satellites veut reached by en 2009, Perminov said. Roscosmos plans to have 18 satellites in orbit by late 2007 or early 2008. The full compliment of 24 satellites will be reached by 2009, Perminov said.
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