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The Russian Space Systems corporation and the U.S.-based Trimble Navigation Group have signed an agreement to create a joint satellite navigation venture in Russia, the Russian company has said.
Read More[SatNews] China is to launch its fourth orbiter into space as a part of its indigenous satellite navigation and positioning network known as Beidou, or Compass, system.
Read More[SatNews] Celebrating 50 years of launch for one of the most successful rocket programs in U.S. history, a United Launch Alliance Delta IV successfully launched the Air Force’s Global Positioning System IIF SV-1 spacecraft at 11 p.m. EDT today from Space Launch Complex-37. GPS IIF SV-1 marked the 349th launch in the Delta program’s 50 year history, which began with its first launch on May 13, 1960.
Read More[SatNews] Cape Canaveral AFS, Fla., (May 28, 2010) - A United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket with the Air Force’s Global Positioning System [SatNews] GPS IIF SV-1 (GPS IIF SV-1) satellite blasts off from its Space Launch Complex-37 launch pad at 11 p.m. EDT Thursday night.
Read More[SatNews] KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq: KVHI) has received a $2 million order for its TACNAV(r) II tactical navigation system for use by an international customer.
Read MoreThe U.S. Air Force is scheduled to launch the first space vehicle of a new series of GPS satellites, “GPS IIF,” aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket on May 20, 2010, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
Read MoreNOAA’s National Geodetic Survey – the official U.S. government source for determining precise latitude, longitude and elevation – is undergoing a modernization effort that takes into account advances in GPS and other technologies.
Read MoreGlobal commercial navigation system shipments will grow from three million in 2010 to 7.5 million in 2015.
Read Moreu-blox is now shipping production volumes of automotive qualified GPS receiver chips to tier-1 automotive car electronics suppliers.
Read MoreA Kosmos 3M rocket launched from northern Russia overnight to place a military navigation satellite in orbit more than 600 miles [965 km] above Earth.
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