Global Navigation Satellite Systems Engineering, Policy, and Design
An experimental European Space Agency (ESA) moon-bound payload will carry an advanced GNSS receiver to perform what may be the first satnav positioning fix in lunar orbit.
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The first M-code enabled receiver cards were delivered to a U.S. ally in February 2021. Canada took possession of an unspecified number of Military Code-capable GPS receiver cards for the purposes of laboratory and field testing.
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For the first time, a Galileo constellation satellite has performed a collision avoidance maneuver in orbit.
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EMCORE Corporation received a $1.1 million development contract from a major U.S. prime contractor to design and manufacture a high-end inertial measurement unit (IMU) for tactical intelligence and reconnaissance systems.
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Spirent Communications has added premium enhancements to its GSS9000 Series GNSS simulator, doubling the update rate to run simulations at a software and hardware update rate of up to 2 kHz, improving accuracy of the simulated trajectory without compromising performance.
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Compact, highly stable laser-optical clocks can improve future generations of satellite navigation systems and form the basis for new GNSS architectures.
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KVH Industries has upgraded its TACNAV 3D tactical navigation system with photonic integrated chip (PIC) technology in the P-1775 inertial measurement unit (IMU).
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EMCORE Corporation announced that its dual-use SDI500/SDI505 Revision F inertial measurement units (IMUs) have received a U.S. Department of State determination that they are not subject to International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).
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The parachute deployed during the descent of the Mars Perseverance rover carried a special message for anyone who happened to be looking up from the Red Planet’s surface on February 18, 2021.
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Lockheed Martin, the prime contractor for the GPS III and IIIF satellites, awarded L3Harris Technologies new contracts totaling $137 million for four additional navigation payload Mission Data Units (MDU) for future GPS III Follow-on (GPS IIIF) satellites.
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The upcoming Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Global Force Next 2021 virtual event features two sessions that will be of interest to readers of Inside GNSS and Inside Unmanned Systems, focusing on alternative PNT on the battlefield and robotic combat vehicles.
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The Institute of Navigation recognized a team of NASA engineers with the Samuel M. Burka award. The award recognized a publication related to NASA’s GPS Antenna Characterization Experiment (GPS ACE).
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Honeywell has successfully flight-tested new technologies designed to enable alternative navigation offerings, including its Embedded GPS Inertial Navigation System (EGI) supporting M-code
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