One of the three GLONASS-M satellites, launched on Monday December 14, was put into operation on Monday January 11

    [GLONASS satellite]Exactly four weeks have passed since the start captured by that spectacular video recording. And now the first of the three satellites thrown into outer space, began work - on Monday, January 11, according to Roscosmos .

    Promptly, isn't it? And the month did not have time to pass.

    On the IAC KVNO TsNIIMash website there is a colorful table of the status of the satellite constellation , from which it is clear that now twenty-two GLONASS satellites are smoothly turning in space in their orbits, 16 of which are operational, three are put out for maintenance, two more (taking off in December) are preparing to earn, and another is preparing for his last trip in his life.

    Eighteen satellites are enough to cover the whole of Russia with uninterrupted reception of a navigation signal.

    It is easy to calculate that before this joyful event, no more than a couple of three or two weeks remain , depending on the timing of maintenance of the satellites.

    In the Sverdlovsk region already deployed in advance a satellite tracking system for officialsso that official transport is not used for personal purposes. The system, they say, will begin its work in April.

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