Hi, > There is some trouble with this launch. Here is the New York Times > report from earlier today: > > MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia launched three navigation satellites Sunday from > the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. <...> > He could not confirm a report by the Interfax news agency, citing an > unnamed source at the cosmodrome, that the Russian Space Troops had > been unable to establish control over two of the satellites. Intefax revoked their report in a couple of hours and confirmed that all three satellites were under control. Seems AP didn't bother to do it. > Developed during the 1970s, the system originally had 24 satellites, Incorrect of course. Vague statements and bad translation. Originally means 1995 only while launches began in 1982. Well, as of the latest launch, here's the official info: http://www.glonass-center.ru/nagu.txt 232-051214 NOTICE ADVISORY TO GLONASS USERS (NAGU) 232-051214 SUBJ: FORECAST LAUNCH SUMMARY BLOCK 34 1.CONDITION: BLOCK 34 LAUNCH IS SHEDULED ON 25.12.2005 (8:07:10). THE NEW GLONASS SATELLITE (798/713/714) TO BE LAUNCHED WILL BE PLACED INTO SLOTS 19,24,23 OF ORBIT PLANE 3. SATELLITE 793 WILL BE PLACED FROM SLOT 23 INTO SLOT 20. 2.USERS ARE REMINDED TO UPDATE ALMANACS IF NECESSARY 3.POC: CSIC RSF AT +7-095-333-81-33 Igor Lissov ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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