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• Russia launches three GLONASS navigation satellites

  Published: October 26, 2007, 1:11 pm

  Tags: Glonass, Navigation System, Navigationsystem, Russia, Satellite, Satellite Navigation, Satellitenavigation

  Filed under: Misc. Gadgets, GPSIt's a bit behind schedule, but Russia's GPS-challenging GLONASS satellite navigation looks to have just taken a fairly big step forward, with three satellites now on their way into orbit after hitching a ride on a Proton-K booster rocket that blasted off from Baikonur, Kazakhstan earlier today. According to Reuters,

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• EU reaches agreement on Galileo satnav, Spain goes home angry

  Published: November 30, 2007, 1:22 pm

  Tags: Agreement, Control Centers, Controlcenters, European Union, Europeanunion, Galileo, Germany, Italy, Positioning, Satellite Navigation, Satellitenavigation, Satnav, Spain

  Filed under: GPS The European Union's next generation satellite navigation system has finally gotten to green light from all involved parties... except Spain. As we reported in July, the project had gotten the high five from US interests, but the works had been stalled as Spain fought to maintain a control center in Madrid. In the end, 26 of the

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