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China and Africa will strengthen cooperation on Beidou satellite system
Nov 08, 2021 (XNA)
Officials, industry leaders and researchers from China, several African nations and the African Union shared their thoughts at the First China-Africa Beidou Sys...
A lab in the sky: Physics experiment in Earth's atmosphere could help improve GPS performance
Oct 28, 2021 (SPX)
The study displays a new method of remotely monitoring the plasma in the ionosphere and of controlling wave modes in a way which could help GPS make better calc...
BeiDou-based monitoring system in operation at world's highest dam
Oct 26, 2021 (XNA)
Sarez Lake, located in the Pamir region in eastern Tajikistan, has an altitude of 3,263 meters above sea level. It was naturally created in 1911 when an earthqu...
Technologies and concepts for the satellite navigation systems of the future
Oct 25, 2021 (ESA)
"Global satellite navigation systems such as Galileo have developed over decades into a central element of the infrastructure of the modern world and mobile soc...
Thales Alenia Space to build prototype EGNOS ground station for ESA
Oct 05, 2021 (SPX)
The NLES is the EGNOS uplink station endorsing the task of EGNOS Signal In Space generation that is used by EGNOS to support critical positioning applications l...
Galileo ground control segment ready for full operational capability
Oct 01, 2021 (SPX)
Today the new GCS V3.0 infrastructure has been completely deployed in the Galileo Ground Control Centres in Oberpfaffenhofen (Germany) and Fucino (Italy) and is...
France lops metre off Mont Blanc's official height
Sep 29, 2021 (AFP)
Geographical experts said that after an expedition in mid-September the mighty mountain in the heart of the French Alps was 4,807.81 metres (15,773.65 feet) hig...
SpaceX satellite signals used like GPS to pinpoint location on Earth
Sep 24, 2021 (SPX)
The Starlink satellites, sent into orbit by Elon Musk's SpaceX, are designed to provide broadband internet connections in remote locations around the world. The...
Northrop Grumman's LEO satellite payload for DARPA revolutionizes positioning, navigation and timing
Sep 20, 2021 (SPX)
The PNT payload work is led by Northrop Grumman's Future PNT Systems Operating Unit in Woodland Hills. The team supports the DARPA Tactical Technology Office's ...
Enhanced BeiDou short message service displayed at int'l summit
Sep 20, 2021 (XNA)
The new technology enables two-way communication on mobile phones in areas not covered by ordinary mobile communication signals or when base stations are damage...
Space Systems Command declares three GPS III space vehicles Available for Launch
Aug 27, 2021 (SPX)
GPS III SV06, SV07, and SV08 are now awaiting official call up for launch in Lockheed Martin's GPS III Processing Facility in Waterton, Colorado. "SV06, SV07, a...
Virginia company licenses NASA relative navigation technology
Aug 24, 2021 (SPX)
Psionic previously licensed a Navigation Doppler Lidar (NDL) from NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. Lidar is a critical component of a sophis...
2nd SOPS accepts new GPS satellite
Jul 19, 2021 (SPX)
Operational acceptance occurs when the satellite is handed from the acquisition community, which purchased the satellite and contracted for its launch, to the o...
GMV develops a new maritime Galileo receiver
Jun 24, 2021 (SPX)
Co-funded by EUSPA (former GSA), ASGARD aims to boost Galileo take up in maritime transport by developing shipborne e-GNSS (European GNSS) data-processing recei...
NASA extends Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System mission
Jun 23, 2021 (SPX)
The total value of the contract is approximately $39 million. The CYGNSS Science Operations Center is located at the University of Michigan. For decades, NASA h...
Lockheed Martin-Built Next Generation GPS III Satellite Propels Itself to Orbit
Jun 18, 2021 (SPX)
Launched earlier this week, GPS III Space Vehicle 05 (GPS III SV05) is the latest next-generation GPS III satellite, a warfighting system owned and operated by ...
Orolia's GNSS Simulators now support an ultra-low latency of five milliseconds
Jun 18, 2021 (SPX)
"Skydel is known by users for its intuitive nature and ability to be quickly re-deployed for a variety of projects. Delivering Real-Time Performance with latenc...
GMV at the core of the Galileo High Accuracy Service
Jun 11, 2021 (SPX)
The purpose of the HADG is to ensure the continuous provision of HAS data with a proper rate, accuracy, availability, continuity and latency. The data will enco...
Galileo satellites' last step before launch
Jun 04, 2021 (SPX)
All but two of the 26 Galileo satellites already in orbit underwent pre-flight testing at this 3000 sq. m environmentally-controlled complex, hosting test equip...
UK space sector targets positioning navigation and timing sub systems
May 31, 2021 (SPX)
Leading UK space companies Airbus, CGI, Sirius Analysis, GMV NSL, Inmarsat, and QinetiQ will each receive a share of the funding to help develop system design a...
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