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Soyuz rocket launches with Russian navigation satellite

March 16, 2020

A Soyuz booster and Fregat upper stage carried a Russian Glonass navigation satellite into orbit Monday from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian space officials said.

Russia adds new satellite to Glonass navigation fleet

December 11, 2019

Russia launched a fresh satellite for the Glonass network Wednesday aboard a Soyuz rocket, replenishing a fleet of positioning and timing stations used around the world for navigation services.

Soyuz perseveres through lightning strike with Glonass satellite

May 28, 2019

A Russian Soyuz rocket carrying a Glonass navigation satellite withstood a lightning strike seconds after liftoff Monday, and still delivered its payload to orbit.