GLONASS-K
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GLONASS-K is the latest satellite design intended as a part of the Russian GLONASS radio-based satellite navigation system. Developed by ISS Reshetnev (Information Satellite Systems Reshetnev) and first launched on 26 February 2011, it is a substantial improvement of the previous GLONASS-M second-generation satellites, having a longer lifespan and better accuracy.
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- Subclass of
- navigation satellite
- Part of
- GLONASS
- Country of origin
- Russia
- Follows
- GLONASS-M
- Manufacturer
- JSC Information Satellite Systems Reshetnev
- Image
- Russian Navigation Spacecraft Glonass K1 at CeBIT.jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
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- History
- Satellites
- GLONASS-V
- Launches
- Photogallery from CeBIT 2011 in Hannover
- References
GLONASS-K is the latest satellite design intended as a part of the Russian GLONASS radio-based satellite navigation system. Developed by ISS Reshetnev (Information Satellite Systems Reshetnev) and first launched on 26 February 2011, it is a substantial improvement of the previous GLONASS-M second-generation satellites, having a longer lifespan and better accuracy.
== History ==
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