A third generation satellite, Glonass-K, is under development for launch in 2005. Glonass had 24 operational satellites in 1995, but the system deteriorated from 1996 to 2000 due to a lack of funding.

Three of the new GLONASS navigation, long-life satellites were launched early Christmas morning, bringing to 20 the number of Russian navigation satellites in orbit. The new satellites have an ...

ST. PETERSBURG, June 1. /TASS/. Russia’s Glonass navigation satellites will be better protected against cyber attacks, Chief Designer of Glonass Company (the operator of the Era-Glonass system ...

Moscow: Russia is set to increase the number of satellites comprising its Glonass navigation system to 18 by the end of 2007, the head of Russia's Federal Space Agency (Roskosmos) said Monday. The ...

It was developed back in 1982 upon request of the Ministry of Defense of the USSR. By using their own navigation system, Russians try to prevent risks of unwanted influence on their military ...

The test flight of the first GLONASS-K2 satellite — a new generation GLONASS satellite with a design life of 10 years — is expected to take place from late 2017 to early 2018, RIA Novosti reports. The ...

Moscow: The Russian Glonass global navigation system will very likely be inaugurated later this year, Russia's first deputy prime minister, Sergei Ivanov, said Wednesday. Slated to be a dual-use ...