Comment on GPS vs. Glonass vs. GalileoparentComments−Andrew_nenakhov3yIt was important for USSR/Russia to have positioning service available at high latitudes. Thus, higher inclination.−nocoiner3yGiven the initial customer of the GPS system, I would have thought full coverage of the USSR would have been a top priority.−Andrew_nenakhov3yI think that inclination is enough to provide such coverage. Maybe with somewhat reduced accuracy in the northern areas.Also, everything north of ~62°N is basically a wasteland.
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It was important for USSR/Russia to have positioning service available at high latitudes. Thus, higher inclination.
Given the initial customer of the GPS system, I would have thought full coverage of the USSR would have been a top priority.
I think that inclination is enough to provide such coverage. Maybe with somewhat reduced accuracy in the northern areas.
Also, everything north of ~62°N is basically a wasteland.