METHOD OF FORMING NAVIGATIONAL SATELLITE SYSTEM Russian patent published in 2008 - IPC B64G1/10 G01C21/02 

FIELD: space engineering; forming satellite systems for positioning objects on earth surface.

SUBSTANCE: proposed method includes injection of N artificial satellites into circular or other orbits which work in "n" planes (where "n" is integer which is more than 2) by m_i (i=1, ...n) satellites (where n is integer) in each plane. Satellites are positioned in orbits of datum plane and in planes located symmetrically and in pairs relative to datum plane. These planes of orbits are positioned irregularly along terrestrial equator relative to datum plane at angles a priori not equal to 360°/n. Artificial earth satellites in orbits are positioned irregularly and symmetrically in pairs relative to base satellite.

EFFECT: reduced number of artificial earth satellites in navigational system with no impairment of system parameters at positioning of ground objects.

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