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Putin's Dog Get Long-Promised Satellite Tracking Collar

Connie, the pet dog of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) wears a Russian "GLONASS" global positiong system locator on her collar in Novo-Ogarevo outside Moscowon October 17, 2008. Photo courtesy AFP.
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Moscow (RIA Novosti) Oct 20, 2008
Russian Prime Minster Vladimir Putin's black Labrador, Connie, has been given a tracking collar linked to the Russian navigation satellite system Glonass, the government website said on Friday.

Glonass (Global Navigation Satellite System), Russia's equivalent of the U.S. Global Positioning System (GPS), is designed for both military and civilian use and allows users to identify their positions in real time.

"I have to say that I am a touch late, as I promised [in March] to give Connie the collar this summer. In the interests of fairness, however, I should point out that it was ready - I just didn't have the chance to meet with you and Connie. The collar is ready, and we are ready to demonstrate it, fit it, and test it," Deputy First Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov told Putin at a meeting to discuss the development of Glonass.

Ivanov said the collar was the "only one of its type in the world."

Putin then put the collar, weighing 170 grams, on Connie, who was also present at the meeting.

"Come here Connie, they've brought you a present," said Putin, noting that, "She's wagging her tail, that means she likes it."

Ivanov also said that when Connie was stationary, for example, "in the forest, lying in a puddle" then the collar's battery would switch itself off, thereby conserving energy.

"My dog is not a piglet, she doesn't lie in puddles," retorted Putin.

The system, Ivanov said, may also be eventually used with dogs from the Russian emergencies ministry when they look for survivors after disasters.

The Glonass system is set to cover the whole of Russia by the end of the year, Ivanov also said at the meeting.

"Before the end of the year we are planning to launch another three [satellites], after which it will be possible to say with confidence that the entire territory of the Russian Federation will be reliably, fully, and around-the-clock covered by the Glonass signal from space," he said.

Glonass, the Russian equivalent of the GPS navigation system, was launched in 1993, although it largely fell into disrepair in the 1990s. In 2001, in partnership with India, Russia set about updating the system.

Source: RIA Novosti

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