<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>GLONASS, successfully operating during 1990s became unusable by early 2000s. Following a revitalization and modernization plan since 2004, GLONASS constellation has been completed again by the end of 2011 and the use of GLONASS is gaining popularity. Because of the previous experience, some scepticism exists among the stakeholders in using GLONASS for reliable solution and application development. This paper critically reviews the operational lifespan of GLONASS satellites launched between 2004 and 2016, as this is an important contributor towards reliability and sustained operation of the system. For popularization and extracting full benefits of GLONASS as stand-alone system or as an active component of multi-GNSS, major issues of assuring the minimum sufficient GLONASS constellation (of 24…23 satellites), efficient design implementation and the modernized ground control segment development and operation need to be properly taken care of by the system operators.</p></abstract>

GLONASS, successfully operating during 1990s became unusable by early 2000s. Following a revitalization and modernization plan since 2004, GLONASS constellation has been completed again by the end of 2011 and the use of GLONASS is gaining popularity. Because of the previous experience, some scepticism exists among the stakeholders in using GLONASS for reliable solution and application development. This paper critically reviews the operational lifespan of GLONASS satellites launched between 2004 and 2016, as this is an important contributor towards reliability and sustained operation of the system. For popularization and extracting full benefits of GLONASS as stand-alone system or as an active component of multi-GNSS, major issues of assuring the minimum sufficient GLONASS constellation (of 24…23 satellites), efficient design implementation and the modernized ground control segment development and operation need to be properly taken care of by the system operators.

Lifetime Performances of Modernized GLONASS Satellites: A Review

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GLONASS, successfully operating during 1990s became unusable by early 2000s. Following a revitalization and modernization plan since 2004, GLONASS...

Lifetime Performances of Modernized GLONASS Satellites: A Review

Published Online: Dec 27, 2017

Page range: 85 - 97

Received: May 22, 2017

Accepted: Dec 01, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/arsa-2017-0008

Keywords
GNSS, Multi-GNSS, GPS, GLONASS Modernisation

© 2017 Shreya Sarkar et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Lifetime Performances of Modernized GLONASS Satellites: A Review

Published Online: Dec 27, 2017

Page range: 85 - 97

Received: May 22, 2017

Accepted: Dec 01, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/arsa-2017-0008

KeywordsGNSS, Multi-GNSS, GPS, GLONASS Modernisation

© 2017 Shreya Sarkar et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
GNSS, Multi-GNSS, GPS, GLONASS Modernisation