Launched from Plesetsk satellite “GLONASS-M” was taken into orbit – RIA Novosti

15:37 29.05.2016

(updated: 18:15 29.05.2016 )

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MOSCOW, May 29 – RIA Novosti Launched carrier rocket “Soyuz-2″ satellite navigation “Glonass-M” successfully launched into orbit, RIA Novosti reported the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Russia The upper stage put the satellite into orbit at the specified time, the connection with the device already installed. As noted in the department, on-board system “Glonass-M” are operating normally.

Launch vehicle “Soyuz-2.1b” satellite “GLONASS-M” was launched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome at 11.45 MSK. This is the third start-middle-class “Soyuz-2″ launch vehicle from Plesetsk in 2016.

By the end of the year Russia plans to withdraw another seven satellites in orbit, “Glonass-M”, who will be part of the global system GLONASS.