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Glonass navigation satellite in orbit after Soyuz launch

November 5, 2018 Stephen Clark

A new satellite joined Russia’s Glonass navigation fleet Saturday with a successful launch on top of a Soyuz rocket into an orbit nearly 12,000 miles above Earth.

Navigation satellite launched to join Russia’s Glonass network

June 18, 2018 Stephen Clark

A new Russian navigation satellite lifted off Saturday on top of a Soyuz rocket, riding the three-stage booster and a Fregat upper stage into orbit to supplement the country’s Glonass network providing precise global positioning and timing services.

Russian communications satellite launched aboard Proton rocket

April 19, 2018 Stephen Clark

Russia launched a military communications satellite Wednesday, sending a data relay and broadcasting station to an orbit more than 22,000 miles above the equator aboard a Proton rocket and a Breeze M upper stage.

Replenishment satellite launched into Russia’s Glonass navigation fleet

September 22, 2017 Stephen Clark

A Soyuz rocket added a new satellite to Russia’s Glonass navigation network Friday with an on-target delivery nearly 12,000 miles above Earth.

Proton launcher takes off with dual-use Russian communications satellite

August 17, 2017 Stephen Clark

A high-power Russian satellite designed to deliver broadband Internet connections and relay television and videoconferencing signals fired into orbit Wednesday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Russian satellite launched to measure Earth’s size and shape

June 4, 2016 Stephen Clark

A Russian military spacecraft designed to map variations in Earth’s gravity field, rotation and tectonic movement reached orbit Sunday after a launch aboard a modified Soviet-era missile that spawned an uproar from Canadian environmentalists over where the rocket would drop a potentially toxic booster stage.

Glonass navigation satellite in orbit after Soyuz launch

Navigation satellite launched to join Russia’s Glonass network

Russian communications satellite launched aboard Proton rocket

Replenishment satellite launched into Russia’s Glonass navigation fleet

Proton launcher takes off with dual-use Russian communications satellite

Russian satellite launched to measure Earth’s size and shape

Russia’s navigation network receives new satellite

Glonass navigation system reinforced by Soyuz launch

Russian data relay satellite launched by Proton rocket

Proton rocket takes off with Express AM8 communications bird