TAG: CYGNSS

Madrid stadium drone. (Photo: Elistair)

Seen & Heard: Microsatellites, tethered drones and ladybugs

July 25, 2019

“Seen & Heard” is a monthly feature of GPS World magazine, traveling the world to capture interesting and […]


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Once the deployment module on the Orbital ATK Pegasus XL launch vehicle reaches its final altitude of approximately 510 kilometers above the Earth’s surface, the eight CYGNSS microsatellite observatories will be deployed in opposing pairs over a two minute period. (Image credit: University of Michigan)

NASA launches micro satellites with GNSS receivers for remote weather sensing

December 15, 2016

Surrey Satellite Technology’s Space GNSS Receiver Remote Sensing Instrument (SGR-ReSI) is the primary payload onboard NASA’s CYGNSS constellation, […]


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The TechDemoSat-1 satellite, built by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (Photo: SSTL)

Wind-speed data based on ocean surface using GNSS-R

December 6, 2016

The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has developed global wind speed products based on reflected GPS signals, using data […]


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Leadership Awards 2012: Pairing LEOs with GNSS Birds

December 1, 2012

This article reproduces the acceptance speeches given by the winners of GPS World’s 2012 Leadership Awards, at the Leadership Dinner in Nashville in September. The Leadership Dinner was sponsored by Lockheed Martin and Deimos Space.


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