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Russia launches satellite for global navigation system

Russia has launched a satellite needed to create its own global navigation system, intended to rival America's Global Positioning System (GPS).
The Glonass-K satellite was carried into orbit on a Soyuz rocket from a cosmodrome in northern Russia.
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The Glonass K navigation satellite has been successfully launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome.

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The launch of Glonass K navigation satellite from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome is scheduled for 03:15 GMT, 24th February, 2011.

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Cosmos 2470

Sunday was a working day at Plesetsk, Nothern Russia.
At 7 a.m., Soyuz-1.2b with Fregat upper stage and Glonass-K spacecraft was rolled out from the assemble building, and at 10 a.m. it was erected on the launch pad.
Space Forces began L-3 operations.
The launch is slated for Feb. 24.
Glonass-K is the first new-generation spacecraft developed by Reshetnev ISS, with increased lifetime of 10 years, which is to be included into Russian navigation system GLONASS.

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