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Modernisation
Professor Terry Moore

Professor of Satellite Navigation

Institute of Engineering Surveying & Space Geodesy
The University of Nottingham

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September 2009

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• Satellites : 18 operational, 1 maintenance

• Full constellation (24 satellites) 18 Jan 1996
• Last launch 25 Dec 08 (3 SVs)
• All satellites less than 6 years old, all GLONASS-M
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GLONASS
1982-2008
GLONASS-M
2003 onwards
GLONASS-K

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2011 onwards
GLONASS-KM

Life-time 4.5 ys

Life-time 7 years
2nd civil signal
Design &
Development phase Requirement
Life-time >10 yrs definition
3rd civil signal (L3) since 2002
CDMA
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GLONASS Deployment Program. History and Progress.

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GLONASS deployment milestones:

– 18 satellites in constellation – 2008
– 24 satellites in constellation – 2010
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GLONASS-K Constellation
flight test Update
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GLONASS deployment milestones:
– 18 satellites in constellation – 2008
– 24 satellites in constellation – 2010
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• Glonass-K flight test (2011)

• GLONASS accuracy improvement plan
• Ground control segment modernization

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Ground control network extension
System time and orbit improvement
Monitoring network outside Russia
• New signals in GLONASS-K (including CDMA)
• Interoperability with GPS and future GALILEO
Signals, Geodesy system, Time system
• Further modernization based on new satellites
• 2008-2011 programme
Additional 67 BRub approved on 12 Sept 08
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GLONASS-K Satellite

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PROTON Launcher
With 6 GLONASS-K

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SOYUZ Launcher
With 2 GLONASS-K

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Contact Details

Professor Terry Moore

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The University of Nottingham
University Park
Nottingham
NG7 2RD
United Kingdom

• Telephone: +44 (0) 115 951 3886

• Fax: +44 (0) 115 951 3881
• Email: terry.moore@nottingham.ac.uk
• WWW: www.nottingham.ac.uk/iessg