Yes it was… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_GLONASS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_GLONASS “The first launch took place in 1982. Until its

Yes it was… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_GLONASS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_GLONASS “The first launch took place in 1982. Until its dissolution in 1991, the Soviet Union launched 43 GLONASS-related satellites. Work on the system was continued by the Russian Federation which brought it its full operational capability in 1995. In the following years, the system fell into disrepair due to the economic crisis in the country and diminished space funding.”