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Russia To Have 18 GLONASS Satellites Orbiting by 2008

January 20, 2006 :: RIA-Novosti :: News

Russia’s Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS) will include 18 satellites in orbit by 2008, reports RIA Novosti. GLONASS, which is not yet operational, currently has 17 satellites in orbit, following the recent launch of Cosmos-2417, Cosmos-2418, and Cosmos-2419 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in December 2005. RIA Novosti quotes Colonel-General Vladimir Popovkin, commander of the Russian Space Troops, as stating that six more satellites will be launched as backups to the main satellites. A separate article notes that all 24 GLONASS satellites could be operational by 2009, ahead of the originally planned date of 2012. Once operational, GLONASS will provide global positioning services for various military and civilian customers.

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