[IGSMAIL-5834]: Successful GLONASS launch!

[Tim.Springer at esa.int]

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IGS Electronic Mail      26 Sep 01:29:24 PDT 2008      Message Number 5834
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Author: Tim Springer


Dear IGS colleagues,

Yesterday, September 25, Russia has launched three more GLONASS 
satellites. Currently there are 14 active GLONASS satellites plus 1 
satellite in maintenance and 1 in decommissioning. So the number of 
GLONASS satellites should rise to 17 satellites and maybe even 18. The 
next GLONASS launch is planned, as is almost tradition, around Christmas 
this year, which will increase the number of active GLONASS satellites 
even further.

For more information on this launch see:
http://russianforces.org/blog/2008/09/successful_launch_of_three_glo.shtml
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0809/25glonass/

Cheers,
Tim


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Tim Springer
Navigation Support Office, OPS-GN (nng.esoc.esa.de)
European Space Operations Centre
Robert Bosch Strasse 5
64293 Darmstadt
Germany
Tel: +49-6151-90-2029  Fax: +49-6151-90-3129