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Exelis boasts of its GPS signal interference product
Sep 12, 2014 (UPI)
Exelis has announced improvements to its Signal Sentry 1000 product for detecting and source locating of interference to GPS signals. The enhancements, based on...
Thales to improve GPS satellite navigation system
Sep 12, 2014 (UPI)
Thales Alenia Space and the European Space Agency are seeking to improve the positioning signals delivered by the GPS satellite navigation system. Development o...
Australia approves GPS project
Sep 04, 2014 (UPI)
The Australian government has approved a project to upgrade its military's global positioning system capability and its protection against jamming. The project,...
Lockheed Martin-Built gps IIR/IIR-M satellites reach 200 years of combined operational life
Sep 03, 2014 (SPX)
The U.S. Air Force's fleet of Global Positioning System (GPS) Block IIR and IIR-M satellites, manufactured by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT], have reached 200 coll...
Too Early for Conclusions on Galileo Satellites Incident
Sep 01, 2014 (RIA Novosti)
Rushing to conclusions on the possible causes of the Galileo satellites incident before the end of the EU-Russian investigation is both too early and inappropri...
Russia's Foton-M Satellite Landing Scheduled for September 1
Sep 01, 2014 (RIA Novosti)
The landing of Russia's Foton-M biosatellite with geckos, fruit flies, silkworm eggs, mushrooms and seeds of higher plants on board is appointed for the Knowled...
Indian start-up launches shoes that show you the way
Aug 31, 2014 (AFP)
"Wizard of Oz" heroine Dorothy only had to click her ruby red slippers together and they would spirit her home to Kansas. Now, an Indian high-tech start-up is p...
Galileo Satellites Incident Likely Result of Software Errors
Aug 29, 2014 (RIA Novosti)
The failure of the European Union's Galileo satellites to reach their intended orbital position was likely caused by software errors in the Fregat-MT rocket's u...
Update on Galileo launch injection anomaly
Aug 28, 2014 (ESA)
Work at ESA's ESOC control centre continues relentlessly on the two Galileo satellites. Despite the non-nominal orbit, the satellites are safely under control a...
Experts probe launch failure for EU's satnav project
Aug 25, 2014 (AFP)
Experts are racing to identify and fix a problem that saw two satellites from Europe's troubled Galileo satnav programme sent into the wrong orbit. The pair wer...
Two Galileo satellites lose their way
Aug 23, 2014 (AFP)
Two European Galileo satellites fired into space by a Russian-built rocket on Friday from French Guiana failed to reach their intended orbit, launch firm Ariane...
Galileo navigation satellites lose their way in space
Aug 23, 2014 (AFP)
Two European Galileo satellites launched as part of a navigation system designed to rival GPS have failed to locate their intended orbit, launch firm Arianespac...
Arianespace serves the Galileo constellation
Aug 22, 2014 (SPX)
Arianespace and the European Space Agency (ESA) have signed a contract for three launch services with Ariane 5 ES in order to step up the deployment of the Euro...
Europe launches two navigation satellites
Aug 22, 2014 (AFP)
Two satellites for Europe's rival to GPS were lifted into space on Friday to boost the Galileo constellation to six orbiters of a final 30, the European Space A...
ESA and CNES experts ready for Galileo's first orbits
Aug 22, 2014 (ESA)
Lift-off for Galileo satellites 5 and 6 is set for Thursday, 21 August, at 12:31 GMT (14:31 CEST) on a Soyuz rocket from the Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana....
New delay for launch of Europe navigation satellites
Aug 21, 2014 (AFP)
Bad weather delayed the liftoff Thursday of a rocket with two new satellites for Europe's rival to GPS, launch firm Arianespace said as it announced 12 orbiters...
Arianespace Soyuz ready to launch European GPS satellites
Aug 20, 2014 (ESA)
"Doresa" and "Milena" - the first two Galileo FOC (Full Operational Capability) satellites - are ready for their ride to orbit this week, as preparations for Ar...
Two new satellites for Europe's Galileo space network
Aug 18, 2014 (AFP)
Europe is set to launch two satellites Thursday for its Galileo navigation system, boosting the number in the Earth-orbiting constellation to six and bringing t...
First operational Galileo GPS satellites integrated for Soyuz launch
Aug 15, 2014 (SPX)
"Doresa" and "Milena" have met for the first time, paving the way for their upcoming role in advancing the European Galileo space-based navigation system. The j...
Navy orders laser weapon for USMC testing
Aug 13, 2014 (UPI)
Raytheon is to develop a vehicle-based laser system for U.S. Marine Corps testing under an Office of Naval Research program. The contract for the Ground Based A...
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