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{bigtext=20,85,"Glonass"}
{4}(Global Orbiting Navigation Satellite System){4}
{4}To see the orbit of the Glonass satellites, click {s,"04,1",here}{4}!
{4}The first GLONASS type spacecraft (COSMOS 1413) was launched on October 12, 1982 and
officially put into operation on September 24, 1993. This Soviet based navigational
satellite system is similar to the American Global Positioning System (GPS). It consists of
21 operating satellites in 3 orbital planes It's purpose is to increase the safety of air
and naval traffic and monitor ground transport as well as ecological monitoring, and search
and rescue operations.