 | GLONASS Launch of Three Satellites Successful, Roscosmos Says September 2, 2010
News By: Richard B. Langley Today's GLONASS launch was successful, according to reports from the Russian Space Agency, Roscosmos. Launch occurred at 00:53:50 UTC, and the three satellites were released from the DM-2 upper stage of the launch rocket at 04:26 UTC. According to Roscosmos, by 05:08 UTC all three spacecraft were...More>> |
| GPS Flexible Power Coming on September 7 September 2, 2010
News By: Don Jewell From September 7 to September 11, Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) will conduct what I like to call a "Tim the Tool Man Taylor" more-power exercise, which they have chosen to more appropriately call a Flex-Power Space and Control Segment Integration Checkout. No one really expects any problems to...More>> |
| Air Force Reorganization May Drastically Affect GPS Program August 30, 2010
News By: Alan Cameron The U.S. Department of Defense has totally revamped the USAF portion of National Security Space. A communiqué on this subject has appeared, signed by the Under Secretary for the Air Force, although the changes it puts in place are of an order of importance that certainly indicates decisions taken...More>> |
| First GPS Block IIF Satellite Set Healthy August 27, 2010
News By: Richard B. Langley GPS satellite SVN62 (PRN25) was set healthy today (27 August) at 04:10 UTC. The satellite, the first of 12 Block IIFs, was launched on 28 May 2010 and went through a three-month evaluation and commissioning period.
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| GPS Wing Receives First Ground-Based GPS Receivers from Rockwell Collins August 26, 2010
The GPS Wing announces that Rockwell Collins has delivered 21 prototype ground-based GPS receiver application module modernized receivers, which were developed under the GPS Wing’s Receiver Card Development program. These GB-GRAM-M receivers have completed the contractor’s formal qualification...More>> |
 | 50th Space Wing Gains Control of Block IIF GPS Satellite August 26, 2010
The 50th Space Wing's 2nd Space Operations Squadron accepted command and control of the first Global Positioning System Block IIF satellite at 9 a.m. Wednesday. The 45th Space Wing at Patrick AFB successfully launched a United Launch Alliance Delta IV-Medium rocket carrying the first Boeing-built...More>> |
| Website for First QZSS Satellite Up and Running August 25, 2010
The website for the first quasi-zenith satellite, dubbed Michibiki, is now open for visitors, though some areas are still under construction. The primary purpose of the site, QZ-Vision, is to publish data acquired by Michibiki. However, the site also strives to make Michibiki fun. The site consists...More>> |
 | PNT Office Publishes GPS E-Newsletter August 24, 2010
The National Coordination Office for Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing has begun publishing GPS Tracker, an electronic newsletter about GPS and related policy issues.More>> |
 | Three GLONASS Birds One Step Closer to September Launch August 23, 2010
The three GLONASS-M satellites to be launched on September 2 have successfully undergone pre-launch testing, and have been mated to the Block DM-2 upper stage of the launch rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The satellites (no. 36, 37, and 38) will constitute the GLONASS Block 42 triad. Block 1, a...More>> |
 | GPS III Design Phase Wraps; Next up, Production August 23, 2010
The Lockheed Martin team developing the U.S. Air Force's next-generation GPS, known as GPS III, has successfully completed the program's Critical Design Review (CDR) phase two months ahead of the baseline schedule. CDR completion validates the detailed GPS III design to ensure it meets warfighter...More>> |
