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July 14, 2015

Russia's GLONASS Proves More Than a Match for America's GPS
Moscow, Russia (Sputnik) Jul 14, 2015
Russia's space-based GLONASS navigation system outmatches its US analogue GPS in a number of parameters: it works better at northern latitudes, and it covers the planet with a fewer number of satellites: 24, as opposed to the 31 used by the US, according to the head of the Titov Main Test and Space Systems Control Center. "Russia's GLONASS system outperforms GPS in accuracy at northern latitudes, as it was originally developed for northern latitudes, unlike the US GPS, which was developed for sout ... read more

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