launches GLONASS-M, 27 May 2019

A rocket launched a new GLONASS-M satellite from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia, on 27 May 2019, at 06:23 UTC (09:23 local time). According to official sources, the navigation satellite was placed into the desired orbit and is functioning normally. GLONASS-M (ГЛОНАСС-М), also known as Uragan-M (Ураган-М) is part of the Russian GLONASS satellite navigation system. Credit: Roscosmos/Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation/Dmitry Rogozin Soyuz struck by lightning soyuz lighting lightning s