GLONASS Approaches Full Operational Capablllty (FOC)

Peter Daly

Abstract:	There are two Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) available for world-wide civil use. The two systems are Navstar GPS which reached full operational capability (FOC) early in 1995 and GLONASS which is just one successful launch away from FOC. In the near future, augmentation of these two systems will be provided initially by geostationary satellites such as Inmarsat-3. Particularly in view of the interest in joint GPWGLONASS initiatives, the progress of GLONASS towards a full operational complement deserves constant attention. Observations on the GLONASS signal structure and satellite space segment provided useful insights into the question of GPWGLONASS interoperability.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 8th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GPS 1995) September 12 - 15, 1995 Palm Springs, CA
Pages:	1021 - 1030
Cite this article:	Daly, Peter, "GLONASS Approaches Full Operational Capablllty (FOC)," Proceedings of the 8th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GPS 1995), Palm Springs, CA, September 1995, pp. 1021-1030.
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