The upper stage "Fregat" brought the spacecraft "Glanass-M" on the target orbit, TASS reports.
Carrier rocket "Soyuz-2.1b" kicked off on Sunday in 00.46 MSK from a launcher № 4 Plesetsk cosmodrome. Starting the calculation carried out air and space forces of Russia.
Prelaunch operation and itself controlled by a trigger ground automated spacecraft control complex. All events took place in a normal mode. Total startup guide led VKS Commander Sergei Surovkin.
The estimated time of "Glonass-M" was launched into the target orbit and take over management of ground-based test name Titov Space Center. With satellite navigation set and maintained stable connection. vehicle on-board systems are operating normally.
This launch from Plesetsk was the third in 2018 year. Earlier in space were launched rocket "Soyuz-2.1V" and "Rokot".
Flight tests missiles "Soyuz-2" to "Plesetsk" cosmodrome began in November 2004 of the year. During this time performed 33 start modifications 1A, 1B and 1B.
Put into orbit a satellite joins the grouping of the Russian GLONASS system. Today there are in its composition 25 vehicles. One of them - "Glonass-K" (a new generation device) - is undergoing flight tests.