Number of operational GLONASS satellites increases to 19

Date: 1/3/2010

Source: Inside GNSS

A combination of launches in December, reported in a previous ITS Radar International article, and other satellites being returned to operational status following maintenance, has resulted in the total number of active GLONASS satellites being increased to 19.

GLONASS is the Russian satellite positioning system which is currently providing Russia-wide coverage, with a global coverage requiring 21 operational satellites. The next GLONASS launch, of the GLONASS Block 40 satellites were originally scheduled to be launched last September but were returned to the factory because of problems with the signal generator. The launch of the three satellites is now scheduled for 2 March 2010.

ITS Radar International will continue to monitor GLONASS

Key words: Galileo