OREANDA-NEWS. March 03, 2011. The creation of an orbital group of the satellite navigation system GLONASS will be completed by mid-2011.

This was stated by the head of Federal Space Agency Anatoly Perminov, who said that the plan for this year is a projected 24 spacecraft.

In the second half of 2011 its planned to launch four Glonass-M satellites and one GLONASS-K.

The current orbital group provides 100% navigation on the territory of our country. As for worldwide, on the territory of the globe – its 98%,"  Perminov said.