26.10.2007 18:36 Uhr, Quelle: Engadget

Russia launches three GLONASS navigation satellites

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets, GPSIt's a bit behind schedule, but Russia's GPS-challenging GLONASS satellite navigation looks to have just taken a fairly big step forward, with three satellites now on their way into orbit after hitching a ride on a Proton-K booster rocket that blasted off from Baikonur, Kazakhstan earlier today. According to Reuters, this is also the first launch of a Proton-K rocket since launches were suspended in September, after a booster failed and spil

Weiterlesen bei Engadget