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May 19, 2012
First GPS III Launch Delayed by Up to a Year, OCX by Two Years

The launch of the first GPS III satellite has slipped to 2015 and completion of the ground control system is now delayed by…

By Inside GNSS


May 18, 2012
China Plans Another BeiDou Dual Launch in August

Ran Chengqi, director of the China Satellite Navigation Office China will launch another three satellites for the BeiDou-2 (Compass) system by the end…

By Inside GNSS


May 16, 2012
LightSquared Vows to Fight for Wireless Broadband Plan Despite Bankruptcy

Thwarted thus far in efforts to convert satellite spectrum into a terrestrial service, LightSquared Inc. and 19 affiliates have filed for bankruptcy. But…

By Inside GNSS


May 10, 2012
Spectracom Introduces GSG-62 Multi-GNSS Constellation Simulator

Spectracom GSG-62 Spectracom has announced its new dual-frequency, 32-channel multi-GNSS simulator, the GSG-62. The GSG-62 offers multiple frequency band operation, multiple-GNSS constellation simulation,…

By Inside GNSS


May 4, 2012
Racelogic Wins Two Queen’s Awards for Enterprise for GNSS Simulator Business

UK-based Racelogic has been singled out as a double winner in the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise, receiving both Innovation and International Trade awards….

By Inside GNSS


May 4, 2012
IFEN Adds BeiDou-Compass Capability to Its Multi-GNSS Simulator

IFEN GmbH has announced that the company has enhanced its NavX-NCS multi-GNSS RF constellation simulator product line to support China’s Compass/BeiDou-2 GNSS system….

By Inside GNSS


May 3, 2012
Next Galileo IOV Satellites Will Launch in September

The first Galileo Full Operational Capability satellite out of 22 so far contracted was assembled in May 2012 for testing. OHB System photo…

By Inside GNSS


April 30, 2012
Cybersecurity Bills Could Reshape GPS Anti-Interference Efforts

Legislation moving through Congress could reshape efforts to counter GPS interference as the government steps up its efforts to fight cybercrime and protect…

By Inside GNSS


April 30, 2012
Common GPS Galileo Civil Signal Could Go Back on the Table in Patent Dispute

Variations on the common GPS/Galileo MBOC signal The U.S. government is so unhappy about a British patent claim on the new civil GPS…

By Inside GNSS


April 30, 2012
Falcone Appears Ready to Step Away from LightSquared Role in Face of Creditors, GPS Interference

New York’s 450 Park Avenue, home of Harbinger Capital Harbinger Capital Management LLC fund manager Philip Falcone has reportedly agreed to eventually withdraw…

By Inside GNSS


April 30, 2012
China Succeeds with Dual BeiDou-2 Compass Satellite Launch

Two Beidou-2 MEO satellites go up on a Long March rocket China successfully launched two Compass satellites into space at 4:50 a.m. Beijing…

By Inside GNSS


April 30, 2012
ICINS 2012: International Conference on Integrated Navigation Systems

The Winter Channel during the White Nights The 19th International Conference on Integrated Navigation Systems will take place  at Central Scientific and Research…

By Inside GNSS


April 27, 2012
British Military Claims Patent on GPS, Galileo Civil Signal Structure

Variations on the common GPS/Galileo MBOC signal The British military establishment is seeking royalties from GPS receiver manufacturers, asserting it holds a patent…

By Inside GNSS


April 27, 2012
DARPA Seeks New Inertial-Atomic Sensor to Enable Military Missions in GPS-Denied Areas

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has launched a search for an atomic inertial sensor to measure orientation in GPS-denied environments. The…

By Inside GNSS


April 26, 2012
NASA Backs Test of Real-time GPS Earthquake Mitigation Network

Location of real-time GPS monitoring stations in the western United States that make up part of the Real-Time Earthquake Analysis for Disaster Mitigation…

By Inside GNSS


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