Russia successfully launched 3 satellites in GLONASS global positioning system

On the night of 25th and the morning of 26th, a Russian Proton rocket was launched with three satellites in GLONASS satellite navigation system from Baikonour airport (Kazakhstan).

Proton-K rocket took off at 20: 18 GMT the night of December 25 and a few minutes later separated from 3 Glonass-M satellites and a rocket that pushed them into orbit.

Glonass-M satellites will operate for about 7 years. The GLONASS system developed by the Russian army in the 1980s is considered a competitor to the US GPS system and the European Galileo system in the future.
The GLONASS system has been operating since 1993 and will focus on 24 space satellites from now to 2009. However, with 18 satellites, this system can serve the military as well as in the civilian field. The introduction of these three new satellites has increased the total number of satellites to 17.

GLONASS system allows positioning at a distance of 1m and determines the speed of people and objects on land and sea.

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