Question

Which country has successfully launched a Glonass-M positioning satellite by using a Soyuz-$2.1$b carrier rocket?

• A. United States
• B. Russia
• C. China
• D. Japan

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Russia

Russia has successfully launched a Glonass- M positioning satellite by using a Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket from the Plesetsk space center on June 17, 2018. The Glonass network provides real-time positioning data for surface, sea and airborne objects around the globe, at an accuracy reportedly at par with the U.S. Global Positioning System.