GLONASS: The decade of transition to CDMA signals

Figure 1. Initial GLONASS FDMA signals spectrum in L1 band. Image: Sergey Karutin GLONASS remains a core of Russia’s positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) system and is utilized by people around the world. Annual shipments of new GLONASS/GNSS receivers for…
Ukraine hackers target GLONASS for cyberattacks

Photo: EvgeniyShkolenko/iStock/Getty Images Plus/Getty Images Ukraine’s hacker underground named GLONASS as one of its top priorities, according to media reports that cite a post on the “IT army” Telegram channel. The IT army, formed on Saturday, is a collective of…
GLONASS company to build 27 more satellites

Artist’s rendering of a Glonass-K satellite. (Image: ISS-Reshetnev) ISS-Reshetnev Company — the primary GLONASS contractor — has a backlog of orders for navigation satellites up to 2025, according to General Director Nikolay Testoyedov. Testoyedov discussed GLONASS production on Dec. 30,…
Directions 2020: GLONASS focuses on users

Yury Urlichich, First Deputy Director General, Roscosmos. (Photo: Roscosmos) By Yury Urlichich, First Deputy Director General of ROSCOMOS State Space Corporation Sergey Karutin, Designer General of GLONASS Nikolay Testoedov, Director General, Information Satellite Systems Roscosmos keeps concentrating on user needs…
India to host GLONASS ground station for Russia

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is getting ready to host a ground station for Russia’s GLONASS. The ground station will help the Russian navigation system become more efficient, reports the Times of India. The ground station will be built in Bengaluru,…
Directions 2019: High-orbit GLONASS and CDMA signal

Yury Urlichich, First Deputy Director General, Roscosmos. (Photo: Roscosmos) By Yury Urlichich First Deputy Director General, Roscosmos State Space Corporation The year 2019 will bring GLONASS users many new opportunities. Improving navigation services specifically at the user level, primarily assessed…
Trimble Catalyst now supports GLONASS

The Trimble Catalyst software-defined GNSS receiver for Android phones and tablets has been updated to support GLONASS. The update demonstrates the advantages of software GNSS for delivering new functionality faster and easier, according to Trimble. Access to the GLONASS constellation…