GLONASS is an acronym, which stands for Globalnaya Navigazionnaya Sputnikovaya Sistema, or Global Navigation Satellite System. GLONASS is, basically, Russia’s version of GPS (Global Position System), ...

Managers of Russia’s Glonass satellite navigation constellation will reach their goal of having a full set of 24 functioning satellites in orbit by the end of this year, fulfilling a decade-long ...

May 26, 2020: Russia’s answer to the American GPS system is stalled because sanctions have cut off essential supplies of electronic components needed to build new satellites. Not just the Glonass ...

No audio available for this content. The recent broadcast of the first CDMA signal from the new GLONASS-K satellite culminates a long series of events that began in 1989. A key participant gives a ...

The GLONASS-K satellite, transmitting a CDMA signal in the L3 band, inaugurates a new era of radionavigation signals for both the Russian system and for international GNSS interoperability. As demand ...

Where are you? That’s not just a metaphysical question, but increasingly a geopolitical challenge that is putting tech giants like Apple and Alphabet in a tough position. Countries around the world, ...

Russia launched three Glonass-M navigation satellites March 2 as part of an ongoing effort to replenish its version of the United States’ constellation of GPS satellites. Several hours after liftoff, ...

Multiple global positioning satellite systems increase the accuracy and reliability of the signals, as well as provide redundancy and interoperability in case of disruption of service. Multiple ...

A Soyuz booster rocket has successfully lifted a satellite for Moscow's prestige Global Navigation Satellite System (Glonass) into orbit, marking an important success for a project the Kremlin hopes ...

Apple surprised the tech world this week by silently adding support for the Russian satellite navigation system known as GLONASS to the feature list of its new iPhone 4S smartphone. According to the ...