Glonass

Abstract

The abbreviation GLONASS derives from the Russian ``Global' naya Navigatsionnaya Sputnikovaya Sistema'', translated to its English equivalent, this means Global Navigation Satellite System. In the mid 1970s, the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) initiated the development of GLONASS based on the experiences with the Doppler satellite system Tsikada. Following Polischuk et al. (2002), the Academician M.F. Reshetnev's State Unitary Enterprise of Applied Mechanics has been the main contractor being responsible for the general development and implementation of the system. Moreover, the development and manufacturing of the satellites and their launch facilities and the corresponding control system belong to the tasks of this enterprise.