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May 23, 2011
European Space Agency Sets Date for First Galileo Satellite Launch

After many delays, two European navigation satellites will take a ride on a Soyuz launcher to middle earth orbit from Europe’s space center…

By Inside GNSS


May 23, 2011
Successful Launch on May 21 for ISRO’s GAGAN Navigation Satellite

The GAGAN payload on GSAT-8 communications satellite takes off via an Airane-5 launcher on May 21 (Arianespace photo) India’s first GAGAN navigation payload…

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May 20, 2011
China Plans Another Eight Compass/BeiDou Lanches by End of 2012

Ran Chengqi According to a May 19 People’s Daily report, China will launch another eight Beidou navigation satellites before the end of next…

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May 19, 2011
Asia-Pacific Space Geodynamics Workshop

Space geodesy and its applications for geosciences and space exploitation is the theme of the APSG 2011 workshop. It will be held at…

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May 19, 2011
GNSS Hotspots

One of 12 magnetograms recorded at Greenwich Observatory during the Great Geomagnetic Storm of 1859 1996 soccer game in the Midwest, (Rick Dikeman…

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May 19, 2011
How do you compute relative position using GNSS?

Figure 1 Q: How do you compute relative positions with GNSS? A: GNSS is well recognized as an excellent means of computing position,…

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May 19, 2011
Hybrid Positioning and Technology for Mobile Users

Uninterrupted continuous positioning technology is no longer a "nice to have" option but, for many applications, a "must have" requirement. Mobile devices increasingly…

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May 16, 2011
Indian Navigation Augmentation Satellite GAGAN Delays Launch by One Day

[UPDATED MAY 16] India’s GPS-Aided and GEO-Augmented Navigation (GAGAN) spacecraft will be carried into orbit on an Ariane-5 launcher from the European Space…

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May 15, 2011
Going to JNC? May 30 is the approval deadline for Canada, UK, Australia Attendees

Air vehicle, MQ-1B Predator system, Iraq 2008 (Military photo) Online registration is open for the 2011 Joint Navigation Conference,  scheduled for June 28-20…

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May 15, 2011
GPS Technology and People Behind Gravity Probe B’s Einstein Relativity Experiment

NASA’s May 3 announcement that its long-running Gravity Probe B (GP-B) mission had confirmed two key predictions derived from Albert Einstein’s general theory…

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May 15, 2011
Joint Navigation Conference 2011: Guidance Navigation and Control

Registration is open for 2011 JNC – Joint Navigation Conference (Guidance, Navigation and Control) on June 28-30 at Crowne Plaza Hotel in Colorado…

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May 14, 2011
CSNC 2011: China Satellite Navigation Conference

Exhibit from the first Compass Satellite Navigation Conference The second China Satellite Navigation conference will take place at Shanghai’s Expo Center on May…

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May 13, 2011
APEC-GIT/15: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation-GNSS Implementation Team Meeting

Brisbane City Botanic Gardens facing Alice Street (See Glen Gibbons’ report from APEC/GIT-14 in Seattle, June 2010) The fifteenth meeting of APEC’s GNSS…

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May 13, 2011
FCC’s Stance on GPS/LightSquared Drawing More Heat; Tests Show Interference

Tony Russo, Director, National Space-Based PNT Coordination Office Pressure is mounting on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and proponents of LightSquared’s plan to…

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May 13, 2011
2012 European Navigation Conference

Gda?sk Golden Gate- D?uga Street In 2012, for the first time, the annual European Navigation Conference and industry exhibition will take place in…

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