Three GLONASS navigation satellites have been successfully placed in orbit aboard a three–stage Proton M launch vehicle.
The navigation satellites are part of the Russian Federation Global Navigation System Program, which complements and provides an alternative to the US Global Positioning system.
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According to the Russian Space Agency, Roscosmos, three more GLOSNASS satellites are scheduled for launch in 2010.
The launch was the ninth Proton mission this year.
