Currently, there are 25 satellites in the group, 22 of them are used for their intended purpose
MOSCOW, December 30. /tass/. The last Glonass-M navigation satellite has been removed from storage and will be ready for launch in March next year. This was reported to TASS by a source in the rocket and space industry.
"At the moment, the last Glonass-M satellite from the ground reserve has been removed from storage. Technologically, it will be ready for launch from mid-March," the agency interlocutor noted.
According to the source, in the future, the ground reserve will be formed from Glonass-K navigation satellites.
Earlier, a source told TASS that the first navigation satellite of the new generation, Glonass-K2, could be launched in the middle of the second quarter of 2022. According to him, the device has already been assembled and is being tested.
Currently, there are 25 Glonass satellites in the group, 22 of them are used for their intended purpose, two have been temporarily withdrawn for maintenance, and another is undergoing flight tests. 24 working Glonass devices are required to cover the entire globe. Glonass satellites of various generations are manufactured in JSC "Information Satellite Systems named after academician M. F. Reshetnev".
