OREANDA-NEWS. October 13, 2010.   Satellite №736 of the GLONASS orbital constellation has been commissioned on Oct. 12. The other two spacecraft of the GLONASS constellation launched on Sept. 2, aboard Proton, had commenced nominal orbital operations on Oct. 11 and Oct. 4.

Currently, GLONASS constellation comprises 26 satellites, with 21 in nominal operation, 3 undergoing technical maintenance, and 2 as orbital backup.
Three Glonass-M’s and one new-generation Glonass-K are to launched by the end of 2010.