Russia Successfully Places Satellite into Orbit

World » RUSSIA | September 28, 2014, Sunday // 16:32
Bulgaria: Russia Successfully Places Satellite into Orbit Photo by EPA/BGNES

Russia's rocket Proton has managed to bring its telecommunications satellite called Beam into orbit, Russian space agency Roskosmos has announced.

Beam is expected to help GLONASS, the Russian satellite navigation system of the Russian Aerospace Defense Forces, to improve its precision.

The upgrade will make GLONASS virtually identical to the American GPS, the Russian Times wrote Sunday.

It will also improve communications with the Russian part of the International Space Station and also with launchers of other space devices.

The result of the operation was widely expected after an attempt with a similar rocket failed.

 

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