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Study of Atmospheric ‘Froth’ May Help GPS Communications

February 26, 2015

GPS World Innovation editor Richard Langley has co-authored a study, described below, exploring how irregularities in Earth’s upper atmosphere can distort GPS signals, an important step toward mitigation.


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UNB Technology Launched into Space

September 30, 2013

After a two-week delay, a rocket carrying a GPS instrument designed by University of New Brunswick scientists was […]


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The research satellite CASSIOPE on a test platform at the Canadian Space Agency’s David Florida Laboratory. CASSIOPE hosts the GPS Attitude, Positioning, and Profiling instrument designed by GGE researchers. It is currently scheduled for launch in 2010. The four white antennas on the left-facing side of the spacecraft will be used to determine the position, velocity, and attitude of the spacecraft while the antenna on the upper side will be used to profile the ionosphere’s electron density. Photograph courtesy of MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.

UNB Technology Space Launch Delayed

September 16, 2013

Update: Elon Musk, SpaceX’s CEO and chief designer, has posted an update on the status of the upcoming […]


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