GNSS (all systems)

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BeiDou Constellation Has 39 Satellites, Completion Planned for 2020

The Chinese are closing in on the completion of the BeiDou constellation with 39 satellites now on-orbit and more launches planned, an official told a conference on aerospace technology innovation.

Yang Jun, deputy director of China’s Satellite Navigation System Management Office, told attendees at the Shanghai event that the plan is to loft five to seven more satellites into place this year and another two to four in 2020, according to the Xinhua news agency.

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By Inside GNSS
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September 6, 2019

Location Services Testing in 5G Successfully Completed

Rohde & Schwarz announced that it has successfully verified an A-GPS control-plane Long-term Evolution (LTE) Positioning Protocol (LPP) test session over 5G NR using a device powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X55 5G modem and RF Front-end solutions. The device was able to establish a 5G non-standalone (NSA) connection and then perform GPS fixes according to 3GPP requirements. The tests were performed in collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies.

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By Inside GNSS
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September 5, 2019

Spirent Makes Major GSS9000 Series GNSS Constellation Simulator Enhancements

Spirent Communications plc, a provider in global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) testing solutions, has announced the launch of its enhanced GSS9000 Series GNSS constellation simulator. Designed to provide significantly-improved capability, flexibility and performance, the GSS9000 Series has been updated to meet the ever-more-demanding test needs of high-performance satellite navigation systems.

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By Inside GNSS
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September 4, 2019

Sensonor Launches New High-Accuracy Tactical Grade IMU

The new high-accuracy tactical-grade STIM318 Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) from Sensonor is designed to provide greatly increased accelerometer performance to support demanding guidance and navigation applications. Its performance can in many applications competitively replace fiber-optic gyros (FOGs).

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By Inside GNSS
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September 3, 2019

Ten Finalists Announced for MyGalileoApp

Selected from 30 projects shortlisted for the MyGalileoApp competition’s first development phase, the European Global Navigation Satellite Systems Agency (GSA) has revealed the 10 projects that will now advance to the second development phase, at the end of which they are expected to deliver a fully functioning app.

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By Inside GNSS
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August 27, 2019

Australian Government Purchases GNSS Jamming & Spoofing Detection

Australia’s Department of Defence has awarded AUS$28 million (about $19 million U.S.) to a range of technology companies for cutting-edge concept exploration and technology demonstration. Four of the 15 awarded projects involve satellite technology, and one of them, given to GPSAT Systems Australia Pty Ltd, is to develop GPS jamming and spoofing countermeasures.

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A Very British GNSS Could Be On the Horizon

As the deal/no-deal Brexit conundrum continues to roil UK politics, the British government has quietly sounded out strategic partners in the so-called “Five Eyes” security alliance for help in launching its own satellite positioning system. Due to leave the European Union on October 31, the UK faces a lockout from the continent’s Galileo system and services, most crucially its–as yet unrealized–Public Regulated Service (PRS), an encrypted navigation signal for governmental-authorized users and sensitive applications, that is, the military.

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