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3 Glonass satellites of Russia fall into the Pacific Ocean
Three Russian Glonass-M positioning satellites, launched into orbit on December 5, fell off the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
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Russia's navigation system will cover the whole world
Russia's GLONASS satellite navigation system, equivalent to the US GPS system, will cover the whole world later this year.
Space science
Russia launched into three new satellites orbits
In the morning of March 2, Russia successfully launched three new satellite navigation orbits, complementing Russia's Glonass positioning satellite system operating in o…
Space science
Russia will launch 11 more satellite satellites
In the next 3 years, Russia will launch 11 additional satellite satellites for GLONASS global positioning system.
Space science
Russia successfully launched 3 satellites in GLONASS global positioning system
On the night of 25th and the morning of 26th, a Russian Proton rocket was launched with three satellites in GLONASS satellite navigation system from Baikonour airport (K…
Space science
Russia launches global positioning satellite
Itar-Tass news agency quoted Alexei Kuznetsov, the spokesperson for the Russian Space Agency, said the Proton-K rocket carried three GLONASS satellites leaving the launc…
Science Events
The Russian House of Representatives ratified the agreement on space cooperation with Vietnam
According to Radio Voice of Russia on July 5, the National Duma, the Russian House of Representatives, has ratified the agreement with Vietnam and Nicaragua on cooperati…
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Russia spent $ 3.8 billion on space research in 2011
The Russian government decided to choose 2011
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Russia's global positioning system
The Russian space agency is preparing to launch 3 more satellites on December 25, in order to complement its own global positioning system called Glonass.
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The space war of GPS satellites
While on the ground, you don't know that you can be tracked by countless orbiting devices, including a global positioning system - GPS.
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Backpack student tracking
Some students in Moscow (Russia) are equipped with a backpack system installed. As a result, parents can control the movement and, even, the context surrounding their ch…