The Russian rocket Proton-K is due to launch three new satellites into orbit on Christmas Day to facilitate Russia's GLONASS navigation system.

俄罗斯火箭“质子- K”将在圣诞节将三枚人造卫星发射升空。这些卫星用于帮助俄罗斯glonass导航系统。

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In both cases, the cause appeared to be a problem with the Taurus XL rockets used as a vehicle by the space agency to launch the satellites into orbit.

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Next year's launch of two new satellites into orbit should also help with bandwidth issues and allow the launch of new HD channels to compete with the large number currently carried by cable and competitor satellite company Dish.

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