Around Moscow

A Proton M carrier rocket bearing three...

The carrier rocket and the satellites are currently being tested at the Kazakh space center.

Glonass - the Global Navigation Satellite System - is the Russian equivalent of the U.S. Global Positioning System, or GPS, and is designed for both military and civilian use. Both systems allow users to determine their positions to within a few meters.

Russia currently has a total of 22 Glonass satellites in orbit, but only 16 of them are operational. The system requires 18 operational satellites for continuous navigation services covering the entire territory of Russia and at least 24 satellites to provide navigation services worldwide.

MOSCOW, February 15 (RIA Novosti)




Add your comment:
Name:
Site address: http://
Your message:
Enter today\\\\'s date, 2 digits
(spam protection):
Categories
moscow forums
Exhibitions
Around Moscow
Nightlife
Real Estate
Sports
Feature
News
Ask the experts
Politics
Arts & Entertainment
Business
Columnists
Popular Articles

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and UN...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon said on Thursday they hoped a new nuclear disarmament agreement replacing the START 1 treaty will be signed soon.


The Russian government has injected about...

The Russian government has injected about 1 trillion rubles ($33 billion) into domestic banks in the 15 months since the global financial crisis hit the country in 2008, a government official said on Thursday.


Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Felipe...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Felipe Gonzalez, who chairs the EU group of "wise men," will discuss on Tuesday the situation around a European security treaty as well as Russia-EU visa issues, a Kremlin source said.

© Copyright 2009