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Old December 28th 04, 06:45 PM
Jacques van Oene
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Default Delivery of the Glonass navigation system satellites by the DM-type

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE
Delivery of the Glonass navigation system satellites by the DM-type
Space Upper Stage to near-earth orbit

December 26, 2004. Baikonur Cosmodrome.

The DM-type Space Upper Stage delivered three Russian satellites of the
Glonass navigation system (two Glonass satellites and one Glonass-M
satellite) to near-earth orbit.
The Upper Stage with satellites was launched from low neat-earth orbit where
they were injected by the Proton-K launch vehicle the launch of which was
performed from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 16:53, Moscow time.
According to the flight program after two sequential firings of the US main
engine, passed with no comments these satellites separated from the Upper
Stage and were transferred to a free flight at 20:38, Moscow time.
This is a 248-th successful launch for D- and DM-type Space Upper Stages
which is the seventh in 2004 and completes the execution of an annual launch
plan of S.P. Korolev RSC Energia spacecraft. In compliance with this plan in
2004 Corporation provided a total of 13 successful launches, 4 launches were
postponed to the next year on request of their Customers.
These D- and DM-type Space Upper Stages developed and manufactured by RSC
Energia are designed for the spacecraft injection from low near-earth orbits
to high-energy orbits, including geostationary orbit and also to
trajectories for a flight to the Moon and the solar system planets. They
have been used since 1967; 11 modifications are available, six of them are
developed from the middle of nineties.
The US launch and operation control during its functioning was provided with
participation of S.P. Korolev RSC Energia specialists.


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