the First six years of the launch from Plesetsk navigation satellite of new generation “GLONASS-K” is scheduled for August. About it RIA Novosti said a source in the rocket and space industry.
According to him, in July will begin shipping the satellite to the airfield, and on August 6 will start with the help of the carrier rocket “Soyuz-2.1 b” with the upper stage “Fregat”.
it is Noted that sending a spacecraft into orbit regularly postponed from March because of delays in its production. In early June it was reported that Russia has suspended all launches of space for civil and military programs in June. The launch of the “GLONASS-K” was moved to July because of delays in production of the device.
10 April, the head of the Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, said that at least 9 of the 33 planned for the current year launches of Russian space rockets can be disrupted due to coronavirus. Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned about the inadmissibility of cover their flaws situation COVID-19.
the First satellite “GLONASS-K” was launched into space in February 2011 and is currently undergoing flight tests. The second unit was launched in December 2014 and February 2016 works for the intended purpose. At present the orbital grouping of the Russian global navigation satellite system GLONASS is made up of 27 satellites (25 “GLONASS-M” and two “GLONASS-K”).
