Russian GPS" nears completion with succesful launch

[DrSomnath999]

well congrats Russia ,& it is good for india as missiles & bombs need satellte co ordinates for it's accuracy .
Long live india -russia friendship

 

[VCheng]

The US military will not use either. Anyone who does not want to be tracked will not use either.

Correct. The US GPS system remains free and its receivers can be pure receivers.

 

[nForce]

The Indian Space agency ISRO is working on similar technologies.

The Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System (IRNSS) is an autonomous regional satellite navigation system being developed by Indian Space Research Organisation which would be under total control of Indian government. The requirement of such a navigation system is driven by the fact that access to Global Navigation Satellite Systems, GPS, is not guaranteed in hostile situations.

The project was approved in May,2006 and is set to complete by 2014.

 

[IND151]

congrats to Russian members!!!!!

 

[Project 627]

Russian Space Forces to conduct 14 rocket launches by yearend

Russia's Space Forces will carry out 14 launches of various carrier rockets until the end of 2011, SF commander Lt. Gen. Oleg Ostapenko said.
"About 14 launches will be carried out from the Plesetsk and Baikonur space centers," Ostapenko told reporters on Tuesday.
He added that the list includes test launches of ballistic missiles and scheduled space launches.
Earlier reports indicated that the SF would be responsible for the launch of at least three additional Glonass-M satellites by the end of 2011 to complete the Glonass satellite navigation grouping.
Russia currently has a total of 28 Glonass satellites in orbit, although only 23 of them are operational.
The complete Glonass grouping must have 24 operational and 2-3 reserve satellites for the Glonass network to operate with global coverage.


Russian Space Forces to conduct 14 rocket launches by yearend | Russia | RIA Novosti