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GPS celebrates 25 years of operation
The Global Positioning System marked its 25th year of operation on April 27. On this date in 1995, the system reached full operational capability, meaning the system met all performance requirements.
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GPS and PNT experts react to Ligado decision
Leaders in the GNSS/PNT community are reacting to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) decision to approve an order to allow Ligado Networks to deploy a low-power nationwide 5G network.
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GPS circle spoofing discovered in Iran
In March, the U.S. government received an unusual inquiry about GPS disruptions. It was from a user in Iran reporting what appeared to be “circle spoofing” — a phenomenon that had only previously been observed in China.
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Will Britain launch its own Galileo? Maybe not
When Brexit happened, many in Britain thought the country should have its own satellite navigation system, because it was no longer going to be a participant in the European Union's Galileo. Find out why that may not be possible.
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Space threat report catalogs China, Russia, jamming and GPS
America’s space assets are in danger from an array of kinetic, non-kinetic, electronic and cyber threats. These are wielded by nation states, primarily China, Russia, Iran and North Korea, though there are other countries as well as non-state actors.
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GPS III ‘Magellan’ starts signal transmission
The first GPS III satellite, “Vespucci,” was launched in December 2018, started signal transmission in January 2020, and was set healthy later that month. The second GPS III satellite, nicknamed “Magellan,” was launched on Aug. 22, 2019, on a Delta IV rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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New GPS SPS Performance Standard released
The U.S. Air Force has released the 5th Edition of the GPS Standard Positioning System (SPS) Performance Standard, according to the U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center Civil GPS Service Interface Committee.
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GPS, inertial technology support defense missions
There’s no question that GPS is an essential service. The Second Space Operations Squadron (2 SOPS) is continuing to provide a global utility during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Developing systems to automate moving groups of trucks
In the United States, trucking companies and the Army are both developing systems to automate moving groups of trucks. While trucking companies are mostly interested in “platoons” of trucks drafting off of each other to save fuel, the Army wants its “convoyed” trucks to be hundreds of meters apart to improve their chances of surviving an enemy attack.
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Protecting Critical Infrastructure with Resilient Timing & Synchronization
Date: June 4
Sponsored Content by: Orolia
Summary: Learn about how resilient timing and synchronization technology can help protect critical infrastructure from security breaches such as GPS/GNSS signal jamming and spoofing, as well as PNT data corruption. These threats are increasing worldwide, and have now been raised to the level of a national priority in the United States with a federal Executive Order to protect critical infrastructure.
Speaker: John Fischer, vice president, Advanced R&D, Orolia
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