Both were leading experts in GLONASS. In October 1982, 4 1/2 years after the launch of the first GPS satellite, the Soviet Union had launched the first test satellite for its new constellation. It ...

The Space Force's R-GPS strategy emphasizes speed, evidenced in its plan to launch the first satellites within four years. In April, the Air Force announced it would use authority from Congress to ...

Since the Soviets launched the first satellite in 1957 ... They enable modern necessities such as cell phone signals, GPS and high-speed internet. About 25,000 are pieces of obsolete satellites ...

India just launched its first mission of 2025. The Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) lifted off from Satish Dhawan Space Centre on schedule ...