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Russia launches final satellites for its own GPS

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posted on Dec, 26 2007 @ 04:55 PM
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Russia launches final satellites for its own GPS


uk.reuters.com

Russia successfully launched a rocket on Tuesday carrying the last three satellites to complete a navigation system to rival America's GPS.

The military-run GLONASS mapping system works over most of Russia and is expected to cover the globe by the end of 2009, once all its 24 navigational satellites are operating.
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posted on Dec, 26 2007 @ 04:55 PM
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Wow i didnt even know they were working on this. fully working by 2009 wow.

Russia sure are getting more and more pro-active globaly and it seems their less and less fearful each day when it comes to throwing their weight about

uk.reuters.com
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posted on Dec, 26 2007 @ 05:37 PM
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A little late in my opinion, i mean if they want to rival the US system, i hope they keep in mind the GPS III upgrade in the next few years that give it 500 times the power of the current system.

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[edit on 26-12-2007 by LwSiX]



 
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