It’s A Rewarding Dog’s World For GMV
GMV, a private, multinational firm headquartered in Madrid, is the grand prize winner of the 2009 European Satellite Navigation Competition Award.
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10 Years Of On-Orbit Ops For GPS IIR-3
The third Global Positioning System Block IIR (GPS IIR-3) satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] to provide significantly improved navigation capabilities for military and civilian users worldwide, has reached 10 years of successful on-orbit operational service.
Read MoredigiGO! — The DIgital (R)Evolution™ — Telmap
Telmap has used its unique navigation technology and NAVTEQ’s global map data to bring a comprehensive mobile search, mapping and navigation solution for the iPhone, enabling mass adoption of mobile navigation.
Read MoreEC Drops Galileo Sat Order To 22 In Number
The European Commission has reduced the number of satellites it expects to order this year to 22 for the Galileo program. The reduced order is being done to preserve the ability to modify the spacecraft design early in the system’s life, according to European government and industry officials.
Read MoreGPS Contract Mod To Northrop Grumman For Further Demos
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has received a contract modification from the U.S. Department of Defense to further demonstrate a revolutionary advance in inertial navigation.
Read MoreGetting Higher Is GIOVE-A
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has successfully completed the planned repositioning of the first Galileo test satellite, GIOVE-A, to a higher orbit to make way for the operational satellites of Europe’s satellite navigation constellation.
Read MoreEuropean EGNOS Debut Counters U.S. GPS — Getting Set For Galileo
The European Union launched a free satellite navigation network on Thursday that could help pilots, drivers, and blind people by fine-tuning the accuracy of the U.S. global positioning system (GPS) to around 2 meters.
Read MoreGLONASS Not Glowing With Success
Russia's space chief said last Friday that the launch of three satellites aimed at bolstering the country's planned GPS-type navigation system was delayed due to a malfunction in an earlier launched satellite, this according to news agencies.
Read MoreBravo For Boeing + New GPS Security Via OGS
Boeing [NYSE: BA] has completed developmental system testing on the U.S. Air Force's Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite ground control system, known as the Operational Control Segment (OCS), for the addition of a critical new security capability.
Read MoreSignaling A Salute For SMC + LMC For GPS IIR-21(M)
After years of remarkable teamwork and commitment to mission success, the Global Positioning Systems Wing successfully launched the final GPS IIR modernized satellite last month from Cape Canaveral AFS, Forida — GPS IIR-21(M) marked a significant milestone in a long series of historic accomplishments in one of the Air Force’s most successful space programs.
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