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The Global’naya Navigatsionnaya Sputnikova Sistema (GlossaryTerm

GLONASS

) is a global navigation satellite system developed by the Russian Federation. Similar to its US counterpart, the NAVSTAR global positioning system (GlossaryTerm

GPS

), GLONASS provides dual-frequency L-band navigation signals for civil and military navigation. Initiated in the 1980s, the system first achieved its full operational capability in 1995. Following a temporary degradation, the nominal constellation of 24 satellites was ultimately reestablished in 2011 and the system has been in continued service since then. This chapter describes the architecture and operations of GLONASS and discusses its current performance. In addition, the planned evolution of the space and ground segment are outlined.

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Abbreviations

ADEV:

Allan deviation

AFS:

atomic frequency standard

BC:

Barker code

BIH:

Bureau International de l’Heure

BIPM:

Bureau International des Poids et Mesures

BPSK:

binary phase-shift keying

CDMA:

code division multiple access

CNAV:

civil navigation message

CRC:

cyclic redundancy check

DLR:

Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt

ESA:

European Space Agency

FDMA:

frequency division multiple access

GIOVE:

Galileo In-Orbit Validation Element

GLONASS:

Global’naya Navigatsionnaya Sputnikova Sistema (Russian Global Navigation Satellite System)

GLST:

GLONASS System Time

GNSS:

global navigation satellite system

GPS:

Global Positioning System

ICAO:

International Civil Aviation Organization

ICD:

interface control document

IERS:

International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service

IGS:

International GNSS Service

ITRF:

International Terrestrial Reference Frame

ITRS:

International Terrestrial Reference System

ITU:

International Telecommunication Union

LEO:

low Earth orbit

LEOP:

launch and early orbit phase

LRA:

laser retro-reflector array

MEO:

medium Earth orbit

NH:

Neuman-Hofman (code)

NUDET:

nuclear detection (payload)

PDOP:

position dilution of precision

PRN:

pseudo-random noise

RFSA:

Russian Federal Space Agency

RMS:

root mean square

SDCM:

System for Differential Corrections and Monitoring

SISRE:

signal-in-space range error

SLR:

satellite laser ranging

UTC:

Coordinated Universal Time

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  1. GLONASS Evolution Department, RESHETNEV’s Information Satellite Systems Coporation, Mytischinskaya 3-16-60, 129626, Moscow, Russian Federation

    Sergey Revnivykh

  2. PNT Information and Analysis Center, Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), 4 Pionerskaya Street, 141070, Korolyov, Russian Federation

    Alexey Bolkunov

  3. Central Scientific Research Institute for Machine Building, PNT Information and Analysis Center, Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), Korolyov, Russian Federation

    Alexander Serdyukov

  4. German Aerospace Center (DLR), Münchener Str. 20, 82234, Wessling, Germany

    Oliver Montenbruck

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Revnivykh, S., Bolkunov, A., Serdyukov, A., Montenbruck, O. (2017). GLONASS. In: Teunissen, P.J., Montenbruck, O. (eds) Springer Handbook of Global Navigation Satellite Systems. Springer Handbooks. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42928-1_8

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