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The North American GPS navigation system Russian GLONASS inferior in accuracy in the northern latitudes, informed today on radio “Echo of Moscow” the head of the main test space center named after Titov, Major-General Andrei Ilyin.
He also informed that the planned modernization of Deep Space Communication Center in the Crimea. According to Ilyin, import substitution on the development of the GLONASS system will have no effect.
«Indeed, professionals well-known fact the superiority of Russian GLONASS system at latitudes preferential location of territories of the Russian Federation in comparison with GPS».
In addition, the general stressed that the global coverage in the Russian system provides fewer spacecraft (SC). Of these, 24 satellites are used for their intended purpose, one is located in the orbital reserve, a general designer explore, and two device “Glonass-K” undergoing flight testing. Ilyin said that the GPS system was created with the expectation of working in southern latitudes, but because of these parameters to compete with Russian products can not.
«We currently provide about 30 launches a year,” – he passed.
IA “Checheninfo”
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