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Wednesday, March 03, 2010

Russia launches three new Glonass satellites


Russia’s rival to the American GPS mapping and navigational system has moved one step closer to reality. Three satellites have been launched into orbit on a Proton-M rocket from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan.

Glonass – the Global Navigation Satellite System – is the Russian equivalent of the US Global Positioning System (GPS), and has been designed for both military and civilian use.

Both systems allow users to determine their positions to within a few meters.

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