Russian GLONASS offline for 11 hours

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On April 2, all satellites in the Russian GLONASS system experienced a total disruption, broadcasting corrupt information for 11 hours, rendering the system unusable for all GLONASS receivers worldwide. This incident raised concerns about the reliability of the system, with speculation regarding a potential bad software update or hacking. Full service has since been restored, but the event highlights vulnerabilities in GNSS constellations similar to those faced by the US GPS system.

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In an unprecedented total disruption of a fully operational GNSS constellation, all satellites in the Russian GLONASS broadcast corrupt information for 11 hours, from just past midnight until noon Russian time (UTC+4), on April 2 (or 5 p.m. on April 1 to 4 a.m. April 2, U.S. Eastern time). This rendered the system completely unusable to all worldwide GLONASS receivers. Full and correct service has now been restored.
Bad software update?
 
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What are the sats used for? I always assume a hacking these days :)