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GLONASS satellite group status

August 30, 2019, 14:03 GMT
GLONASS spacecraft are being withdrawn  both for scheduled and unplanned repairs. The withdrawal is performed when changing the set of the onboard equipment, in case of prolonged staying inside the orbital eclipse period (the double orbital eclipse period of the Moon and the Earth).
 

The Glonass-M No. 745 withdrawal is scheduled and was inherently connected with the orbital eclipse periods of the Moon and the Earth. The satellite was turned off on August 30, 2019 from 10:28 UTC to 12:03 UTC.

 

Now the satellite is active again. The maintenance works on other two satellites (No. 717 and No. 742) continue.