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Russia launches its latest GLONASS-M navigation satellite into orbit


Russia launches its latest GLONASS-M navigation satellite into orbit A Russian Soyuz-2.1b rocket thundered into space from Site 43/4 at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in the Arkhangelsk Region of Russia. Its payload was the latest GLONASS-M satellite for the country’s homegrown GLObal NAvigation Satellite System (GLONASS). Liftoff took place at 7:21 p.m. EST on Saturday, Feb. 6 (0:21 GMT on Sunday, Feb. 7). “All the pre-launch operations and the rocket launch were normal. Ground-based automatic control aids monitored the space vehicle launch and flight,” Russian Defense Ministry said.    More



(Source: SpaceFlight Insider - Feb 8)

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