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December 08, 2015

Russian Defense MinistryConducts Final GLONASS Tests- Developer
Moscow (Sputnik) Dec 08, 2015
Russia's GLONASS satellite navigation system has been handed to the Defense Ministry for final tests, the chief executive of the system's developing company said on Monday. "We presented the system to the customer for final tests currently underway," Russian Space Systems (RSS) Director General Andrei Tyulin told the Izvestiya daily. Tyulin said tests resumed on Saturday after the company remedied problems previously identified by the ministry. "Not to get ahead of ourselves, but I can ... read more

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