[IGSMAIL-4220]: GLONASS TIME OF LAUNCH

[Wojciech Preiss]

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IGS Electronic Mail      27 Dec 01:07:03 PST 2002      Message Number 4220
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Author: George Preiss

Further to IGSMAIL-4218, the official announcement of the Block 31
GLONASS launch was by NAGU 086-021226 dated 26 DEC 2002 at 
11:00 MT (Moscow time). The NAGU message gave 10:37:58 MT as the 
time of launch. See the text of this message below.

All NAGU messages quote times in MT and also give MT as UTC+0300.

Therefore, the time of launch was 07:37 UT, and not 10:37 UT.

Disentangling abbreviations:
- NAGU = NAGU NOTICE ADVISORY GLONASS USERS
- MT = Moscow Time

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086-021226
NOTICE ADVISORY TO GLONASS USERS (NAGU) 086-021226
SUBJ: LAUNCH SUMMARY BLOC 31, DECEMBER 25, 2002
1.CONDITION: BLOC 31 LAUNCH WAS PERFORMED ON 
DECEMBER 25, 2002 (10:37:58  MT (UTC+0300))
THE NEW GLONASS SATELLITES (792/KOSMOS2395,791/KOSMOS2394,793/KOSMOS2396) WILL 
BE PLACED INTO SLOTS 21/22/23 CORRESPONDENTLY.
2.POC:KNITS  AT +7-095-333-81-33

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With Best Wishes for 2003,

George Preiss
Vice-Dean

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