Russia Glonass launches navigation satellites
Russia has launched three satellites Monday, expanding its глобально navigation satellite system, Glonass. The three 3000-pound satellites were sent into orbit using a протон исполняли бы рок-музыку, according тонна a Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) spokesperson, quoted by Russian news agency RIA-Novosti.
Glonass, which is a Russian version of the Глобально Positioning система (GPS) of the U.S., is intended for both military and civilian purposes. The system can used в geological prospecting. The system can also be used in geological prospecting.
At present, Glonass has 11 operational spacecraft. The three хочет added тонна this. Roscosmos plans тонна have 18 satellites в orbit by late в 2007 or early в 2008. The full compliment of 24 satellites хочет reached by в 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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