Russia's Glonass system has global coverage

According to THX, on October 7, the head of the Russian Space Agency (Roscosmos), Mr. Vladimir Popovkin said that Russia has completed the deployment of Global Positioning Satellite System (Glonass).

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Glonass , similar to the US Global Positioning System (GPS), is designed for both civilian and military purposes.

This satellite system consists of 24 active satellites and about 2-3 satellites in orbit to ensure global coverage.

Speaking at the National Duma, Popovkin said: "Today, Russia's Glonass system has truly covered the globe and is always ready at all times to let users know where they are. With a launcher. Glonass-M in early October, we have completed the set-up of satellite systems in orbit, now we will develop the system's ground infrastructure to increase the accuracy of Glonass The current level of 5-6 meters is up 1 meter in 2015. "

Russia currently has 28 global positioning satellites in orbit, of which 23 satellites are in operation, two are in operation and three are under maintenance.

According to Popovkin, within the next few years, one of Roscosmos' priorities is to develop weather and telecommunications satellites as well as Earth remote sensing satellites.