(a) whether the Government has given clearance to Russia for setting up ground base stations in India receiving communication signals of GLONASS;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether any agreement has been signed between Russia and India in this regard; and
(d) if so, the details thereof and the details of benefits that will accrue out of this agreement?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PG & PENSIONS AND IN THE PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE
(DR. JITENDRA SINGH):
(a) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), India and State Space Corporation ROSCOSMOS, Russia mutually agreed to set up ground-measurement gathering stations in Russia for Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC) and reciprocally in India for Russian Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS). Based on that, a location at ISTRAC, Bengaluru is identified for setting up the GLONASS ground station.
(c) Yes, Madam.
(d) An MoU on Mutual Allocation of Ground Measurement Gathering Stations has been signed between ISRO and ROSCOSMOS on October 15th, 2016. The NavIC station in Russia to be installed on a reciprocal basis will help enhance the baseline for orbit determination and of Ionosphere delays to improve the accuracy of the navigation solution.
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