Glonass 724, Glonass 725, and Glonass 726 were launched by a Proton-M rocket from Baikonur at 08:49 UT on 25 September 2008. Including these three, the fleet then consisted of 19 craft. Eighteen craft are minimum needed to cover Russia, and 24 to cover the world.
Alternate Names
Glonass 724
Glonass 725
Glonass 726
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 2008-09-25
Launch Vehicle: Proton-M
Launch Site: Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome), Kazakhstan