Proper noun
GLONASS
(cartography) Acronym of Global Navigation Satellite System: A system of navigational satellites operated by the Russian government.
As only one GLONASS satellite was ready in time for the launch instead of the expected three, it was decided to launch it along with two mock-ups. Source: Internet
By 2010, GLONASS had achieved 100% coverage of Russia's territory and in October 2011, the full orbital constellation of 24 satellites was restored, enabling full global coverage. Source: Internet
Each GLONASS satellite has a GRAU designation 11F654, and each of them also has the military "Cosmos-NNNN" designation. Source: Internet
"GLONASS added to SkyWave terminals", Digital Ship, 4 December 2009. Source: Internet
GLONASS uses a coordinate datum named " PZ-90 " (Earth Parameters 1990 – Parametry Zemli 1990), in which the precise location of the North Pole is given as an average of its position from 1990 to 1995. Source: Internet
In 2007, the financing of the GLONASS program was increased considerably; its budget was more than doubled. Source: Internet