GLONASS satellites get rid of the foreign component – Ghhauto: Russian top stories

23.05.2015 00:08

The satellites of the Russian GLONASS satellite navigation system consists of more than 90% of foreign components. The company “Russian Space Systems” will develop its own components for satellites.

RCS and IRS name Reshetnikov began developing a new satellite navigation system GLONASS. They argue that their development will consist exclusively of components of domestic production, according to “Izvestia”. Director-General of the RCC Andrew Tyulin reports that the project will be commissioned in 4-5 years.

The current satellite “Glonass-K”, the production of which is scheduled for this year, consists of more than 90% of import components. Most of them have no domestic counterparts. They will last as long as scientists from the RCC is not present promising new spacecraft, which will consist of domestic microchips.