COVER STORY


Lunar Node-1: Demonstrating Autonomous Navigation on the Moon

An overview of this navigation demonstration payload on IM-1 and a look at how a deployable local radio beacon infrastructure could enhance tracking precise locations on the Moon and in cislunar space.

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ARTICLE


Iridium STL: Protecting PNT as Part of a Layered Approach

The service is among the CPNT options designed to toughen and augment GNSS—and it’s available globally today.

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Launching Xona’s Ravens: Commercial Satnav from LEO

The startup plans to launch its first demonstration mission on SpaceX’s Transporter 5 in May, with the goal of displaying high-quality commercial PNT LEO signals from a payload suitable for small satellite deployment.

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COLUMNS & EDITORIALS


Washington View – Deja Vu All Over Again: Ligado’s 5G Network Set For Collision Course With GPS? 

Will the network, which some are still fighting, be ready for a September rollout, and if so, what are the implications for GPS and the people who rely on it?

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Brussels View: EU Space Community Talks Security, Defense and Galileo

Speakers at the 14th European Space Conference in Brussels discussed the need to defend EU assets against unfriendly attacks. Recent events in Eastern Europe would seem to lend force to such concerns, as the European Union makes headway toward the intersection of civil infrastructure and security and defense.

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Space Force Presses on with R-GPS Constellation

An update on where we are with Resilient GPS, an additional network of smaller, cheaper navigation satellites that would augment existing GPS satellites.

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