GLONASS
The Russian Global Navigation Satellite System (Global'naya Navigatsionnaya Sputnikovaya Sistema, GLONASS) is currently a constellation of 53 spacecraft deployed in nearly semisynchronous orbits. The Phase I constellation was established in 1990; a 21-spacecraft constellation is the operational goal.
GLONASS Characteristics:
- Full Name: Global'naya Navigatsionnaya Sputnikovaya Sistema
- COSPAR ID: 9305401
- Launch Date: 30-Aug-93
- Launch Vehicle: Proton
- Reflectors: 396 retroreflectors
- Shape (array): Planar square
- Size (array): 120 cm x120 cm
- Orbit:
- Inclination: 64.9 degrees
- Eccentricity:
- Perigee: 19,140 km
- Period: 676 minutes
- Weight: 1,400 kg
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