Three days earlier, on Christmas Day, Russia launched three satellites to join the previous 14 of its GLONASS navigation network, already in orbit and circling the globe.

• 三年之前，在圣诞节，俄国发射了三颗卫星加入它的早先14颗卫星的GLONASS导航网络, 已经在轨道中和环绕地球。