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GLONASS Global Navigation Satellite System to be deployed as expected

Moscow, Russia - In 2009 other six satellites of the constellation to be launched

The financial crisis does not touched the Russian program for the GLONASS Global Navigation Satellite System, Alexandr Zubajin chief of the Space Instrument Building Institute said. According to the Federal Program, six satellites of GLONASS-M have been built and put in orbit in 2008. Currently, the constellation is made up 12 satellites that guarantee 100% the use of this system in the whole territory...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1099113
Rome, Italy, 01/28/2009 17:57
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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