Global Navigation Satellite Systems Engineering, Policy, and Design
Two recent government reports have labelled Satelles’ Satellite Time and Location (STL) as a reliable source of resilient timing for critical infrastructure.
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With the help of Galileo signals, first responders in the European Union (EU) will have more accurate location information when calls come into the 112-emergency number, leading to faster response times and ultimately saving lives.
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The Munich Satellite Navigation Summit has opened registration for what will for be a virtual conference addressing a wide range of international GNSS topics with international speakers, held online from March 7 to 8, 2022.
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U.S. military efforts to field jam-resistant GPS weaponry not only run behind schedule, they continue to fall back, according to the annual report from the Department of Defense (DoD) Director, Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) Nickolas Guertin. Because “the lack of M-code capable receivers limits the M-code use by U.S. and allied warfighters,” branches of the Armed Forces are now sourcing directly from commercial suppliers.
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The U.S. Air Force Guided Weapons Evaluation Facility ordered a BroadSim Wavefront advanced GNSS simulator from Orolia Defense & Security for weapons testing under electronic warfare — jamming — environments, among a wide range of other conditions.
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oneNav announced the commercial availability of its pureL5 GNSS digital IP core, which directly acquire and track L5 signals from GPS, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS and GLONASS without any L1 aiding.
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The European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) has published its Earth Observation (EO) & GNSS Market Report, an outgrowth of its annual GNSS Market Report now that the agency has also taken on Earth observation among its administrative responsibilities. The Report is compiled and written for all those making these technologies part of their business plan and developing downstream applications.
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Raytheon Co. Missile Systems received a $66 million modification contract for procurement of an undisclosed number of Excalibur 155mm Increment 1B GPS-guided heavy artillery projectiles, next-generation artillery precision munition, with an estimated completion date of April 29, 2024.
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Scientists at Draper Laboratory have patented a celestial navigation system called a sliced-lens star tracker, which in its early form can achieve 50-meter accuracy in GNSS-denied environments. Improvements are expected as the technology evolves. Vehicles of all kinds may be able to benefit when using this system for navigating by the stars.
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Arianespace recently announced it will launch a total of eight new Galileo satellites over the next few years.
The European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) selected Arianespace to launch four new Galileo satellites for Europe’s satellite navigation system, according to a news release. This comes after the European Space Agency’s (ESA) order to launch four satellites last October and will complete the deployment of first-generation Galileo satellites.
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Russian space agency Roscosmos and the Chinese Satellite Navigation System Commission have agreed to a joint roadmap on cooperation for 2021-2025.
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Intermap Technologies, a provider of geospatial content development and intelligence solutions, received a prime contract with the U.S. Air Force to support the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) in its development of navigation solutions for GPS-denied environments.
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The Air Force Research Laboratory’s complementary PNT AgilePod prototype aced its first high-dynamic flight tests in November 2021. It also achieved two other firsts: the first test of fully-remote interfacing and alt-PNT data transmission, and the first demonstration of overland/overwater transition performance.
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