glonass
Tuesday, January 25th, 2011
TMicroelectronics today introduced Teseo II, a new generation of single-chip stand-alone positioning receivers for Portable Navigation Devices, in-car navigation and telematics applications. These Systems-on-Chips are the industry's first monolithic devices capable of receiving signals from multiple satellite...
Wednesday, January 12th, 2011
Full-scale operations of Russia’s Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS) are expected to start sometime in January–June, Russia’s Federal Space Agency Director Anatoly Perminov said, ITAR-TASS reported Tuesday. In early December 2010, Perminov said GLONASS was expected to...
Monday, January 10th, 2011
In February, Rokot space rocket converted from an ICBM will be launched from Plesetsk with the new Geo-IK-2 surveying satellite. Also in February, the Glonass-K navigation satellite of a new generation will be launched from Plesetsk and Dnepr...
Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010
The launch of Russia's new-generation Glonass-K satellite has been postponed until 2011, the Defense Ministry said on Tuesday. The satellite atop a Soyuz-2.1.b carrier rocket was to blast off from the Plesetsk Space Center on December 28. "Preparations have...
Friday, December 17th, 2010
Last week three GLONASS satellites were launched from Baikonur, Russia and failed to achieve orbit. A quick review of the international media showed a wide variation in response. Some were downright negative, seeing the failure as the...
Monday, December 13th, 2010
The main cause of the loss of Russia's three Glonass-M satellites was due to human error from fueling the booster rocket with an excess of 1.5-2 tons of fuel, the head of the Russian state commission probing...
Friday, December 10th, 2010
Coming satellite launches among the Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) promise new and stronger signals, with the greater number of satellites resulting in better accuracy, faster position acquisition, and more ubiquitous use in such problematic areas as...
Friday, March 16th, 2007
Topcon Positioning Systems recently released its GR-3 GNSS receiver - the first to make use of Topcon's new G3 technology. G3 technology is designed for triple-constellation tracking. The receiver can be used with satellites of both the GPS...