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Early Launch for Galileo Satellite Duo
February 26, 2016

Early Launch for Galileo Satellite Duo

Europe’s Galileo program has advanced the schedule for its 2016 satellite launches. Another pair of Galileo navigation satellites is scheduled for launch by Soyuz rocket in May, ahead of a quartet on an Ariane 5 in the autumn, bringing the Galileo system a step closer to operational use.

The European Commission asked the European Space Agency (ESA) to look into the feasibility of a Soyuz launch in the first half of the year to speed up the deployment of the constellation and to increase its robustness for delivering initial services.

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By Inside GNSS
Fate of OCX Program May Be Decided within a Few Months
February 24, 2016

Fate of OCX Program May Be Decided within a Few Months

Under Secretary of Defense Frank Kendall, U.S. Air Force photo/Michael J. Pausic

A decision on cancelling at least some of the modernized GPS ground control system contract could be made within a matter of months and certainly before President Obama leaves office, the Pentagon’s senior acquisition official said today (February 23, 2016).

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By Inside GNSS
GPS III Budget Slashed as Air Force Shifts Money to Fix Delayed OCX
February 15, 2016

GPS III Budget Slashed as Air Force Shifts Money to Fix Delayed OCX

With a stopgap fix under contract and a bump-up in next year’s budget request on the table the Air Force appears intent on sticking with its plan to continue work on a new GPS ground system despite dismay over repeated delays.  

The White House has asked for $393.3 million for the Next Generation Operational Control System (OCX) for fiscal year 2017 (FY17). Though that number is a 12 percent increase over the $350.2 million approved for FY16, it is effectively a placeholder and may grow.

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By Inside GNSS
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ITSNT 2016: International Technical Symposium on Navigation and Timing
February 11, 2016

ITSNT 2016: International Technical Symposium on Navigation and Timing

ENAC’s third international technical symposium on navigation and timing will take place on November 15 and 16, 2016 at the French Civil Aviation University in Toulouse, France. The university is at 7 Avenue Edouard Belin in the city’s “Complexe Scientifique de Rangueil. “

The event features presentations by world experts on GNSS and round tables to facilitate discussion between the audience and the speakers.

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By Inside GNSS
SWW 2016: Space Weather Workshop

SWW 2016: Space Weather Workshop

NASA image: effects of space weather on technology

NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center will hold it’s annual Space Weather Workshop at the Omni Interlocken Hotel in Broomfield, Colorado (10 minutes from Boulder) from April  26 to 29, 2016.

Billed as "The Meeting of Science, Research Applications, Operations and Users," what began as a small conference in 1996 is now a major event addressing the diverse impacts of space weather on critical technology, including communications, navigation, spacecraft operations, aviation and electric power.

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By Inside GNSS
Former GPS Adversary LightSquared Rebrands as Ligado Networks
February 10, 2016

Former GPS Adversary LightSquared Rebrands as Ligado Networks

LightSquared Inc. today (February 10, 2016) announced a change of name to Ligado Networks.

The Reston, Virginia–based company described the Ligado as “a new brand that signals the company’s future vision of deploying its mid-band spectrum to deliver next-generation connectivity while also conveying the company’s heritage as a network service operator providing satellite connectivity throughout the U.S. and Canada.”

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By Inside GNSS
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ESS 2016: European Space Solutions Conference

ESS 2016: European Space Solutions Conference

Old City Hall of The Hague, The Netherlands

Under the auspices of the 2016 Dutch Presidency of the Council of the EU, the fourth edition of European Space Solutions will take place at the World Forum Convention Centre from May 30 to June 3, 2016 in The Hague, The Netherlands.

Online registration is available.

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By Inside GNSS
AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2016
February 8, 2016

AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2016

The Saint Louis Cathedral, New Orleans, Louisiana

AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems conference and trade show is now XPONENTIAL.

XPONENTIAL 2016 will take place at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A. from May 2 – 5, 2016.

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By Inside GNSS
Russia Launches First GLONASS-M in More Than a Year

Russia Launches First GLONASS-M in More Than a Year

In its first GLONASS-M launch in more than a year, Russia lifted a satellite into orbit yesterday (3:21 a.m. Moscow time, February 7, 2016) from the Pletsetsk Cosmodrome, after being postponed from December.

GLONASS-M #51 (GLONASS constellation designation #751) will replace a 10-year-old satellite (GC#714) that ceased operations last October in slot 17, orbital plane 3 of the constellation.

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By Inside GNSS
50th GPS Satellite, Last Block IIF Launches Successfully
February 5, 2016

50th GPS Satellite, Last Block IIF Launches Successfully

The 12th and final GPS Block IIF satellite lifts off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. United Launch Alliance photo

The U.S. Air Force and its mission partners successfully launched the 12th Boeing-built GPS IIF satellite aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, at 8:38 a.m. EST today (February 5, 2016).
 

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