launches GLONASS M navigation satellite

A rocket launched a new GLONASSM satellite from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia, on 16 March 2020, at 18:28 UTC (21:28 local time). According to official sources, the navigation satellite was placed into the desired orbit and is functioning normally. GLONASSM (ГЛОНАССМ), also known as UraganM (УраганМ) is part of the Russian GLONASS satellite navigation system. Credit: Roscosmos, Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation