Russia's Glonass to go global by yearend - Putin

RYAZAN - Russia will complete the formation of a global navigation satellite group by the end of the current year, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday.

"Before the end of the year we are planning to launch another six satellites. Thus the formation of our satellite constellation will be completed," he said.

"There will be between 24 and 28 satellites in orbit at any given moment. A Glonass signal will be reliably received at any point on Earth."

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