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December 24, 2010
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Launch Of New Russian Navigation Satellite Postponed To Next Year
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Dec 22, 2010
The launch of Russia's new-generation Glonass-K satellite has been postponed until 2011, the Defense Ministry said on Tuesday. The satellite atop a Soyuz-2.1.b carrier rocket was to blast off from the Plesetsk Space Center on December 28. "Preparations have not been completed for the ground complex to navigate the Glonass-K spacecraft," the ministry's statement said. The Glonass-K, which has a service life of 10 years, will beam five navigation signals - four in the special L1 and L2 b ... read more

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