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GLONASS to Recieve Full State Support

by P.J. Blount with the blog faculty

From Space Daily:

Russia Glonass System To Get Full State Support

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by Staff Writers
Mosow (RIA Novosti) May 15, 2009
Russia will not cut funding for its Glonass satellite navigation program despite the current economic crisis
, a deputy prime minister said on Tuesday.

Glonass – the Global Navigation Satellite System – is the Russian equivalent of the U.S. Global Positioning System, or GPS, and is designed for both military and civilian use. Both systems allow users to determine their positions to within a few meters.

“Despite economic difficulties financing [for the Glonass program] in 2009 will remain unchanged, without any cuts or limitations,” Sergei Ivanov said at the International Satellite Navigation Forum in Moscow. . . . [Full Story]