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Russia successfully launches GPS-type Glonass satellite

March 17, 2020 at 12:51 am Robert Zimmerman Points of Information

Russia on March 16 successfully launched a GPS-type Glonass satellite, using a Soyuz-2 rocket launched from a launchpad at they Plesetsk spaceport that had not been used in seventeen years.

The leaders in the 2020 launch race:

5 China
4 SpaceX
3 Russia
2 Arianespace (Europe)

The national ranking remains unchanged, with the U.S. leading China 7 to 5.

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Russian Soyuz-2 rocket launches Glonass GPS-type satellite

May 27, 2019 at 9:09 am Robert Zimmerman Points of Information

Using their Soyuz-2 rocket, the Russians today successfully launched a new Glonass GPS-type satellite into orbit.

Ten seconds after lift-off the rocket was hit by lightning, though this did no harm.

The leaders in the 2019 launch race:

7 China
6 SpaceX
4 Europe (Arianespace)
4 Russia
3 India

The U.S. continues to lead China 11 to 7 in the national rankings.

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The head of the company building Russia’s version of GPS has been fired.

November 19, 2012 at 8:25 am Robert Zimmerman Points of Information

The head of the company building Russia’s version of GPS has been fired.

It appears there are allegations of fraud and embezzlement. (He should have worked for MF Global, raising funds for Obama. Then he would have gotten off scott free!)

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The Russian company building that country’s Glonass GPS system is under investigation by the police for the embezzlement of more than a half billion rubles.

July 10, 2012 at 8:49 am Robert Zimmerman Points of Information

The Russian company building that country’s Glonass GPS system is under investigation by the police for the embezzlement of more than a half billion rubles.

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Russia’s GPS system, Glonass, has reached full operational capability for the first time since the fall of the Soviet Union

December 19, 2011 at 11:42 am Robert Zimmerman Points of Information

Russia’s GPS system, Glonass, has returned to full operational capability, lost shortly after the fall of the Soviet Union.

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Russia launches its first Soyuz rocket since the failure in August

October 2, 2011 at 7:57 pm Robert Zimmerman Points of Information

Russia launches its first Soyuz rocket since the Progress launch failure in August.

This was a launch of a Soyuz-2 rocket, which is not identical to the Soyuz-U rocket that the Progress freighter was on. Nonetheless, the success is a good sign that they are back in business.

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