Russia launches three new navigation satellites: report

December 26, 2008 A Russian Proton-M rocket carrying Russian Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS) blasts into space

A Russian Proton-M rocket carrying Russian Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS) blasts into space from Kazakhstan's Baikonur cosmodrome. The rocket was launched into space Thursday with three new satellites for Moscow's GLONASS navigation system, aimed at competing with US and European systems, a report said.

A Russian Proton-M rocket was launched into space Thursday with three new satellites for Moscow's GLONASS navigation system, aimed at competing with US and European systems, a report said.

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