How mega-constellations are learning to manage themselves

Satellite mega-constellations are quickly becoming the backbone of a number of industries. Cellular communication, GPS, ...
SpaceNews

Lockheed Martin GPS III Satellite Prototype Proves It Can Successfully Communicate With GPS Satellite Constellation

CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Nov. 21, 2013 – The Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] prototype of the next-generation Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite, the GPS III, recently proved it was ...
GPS World

Last Week’s Column and a New GPS Constellation

First off, let me offer my prayers for those who were affected by the powerful earthquake that occurred in Haiti yesterday (Tuesday). You can view USGS maps of the area here. ESRI is offering Disaster ...
Forbes

AFRL’s NTS-3 Satellite Experiment Tinkers with GPS But Doesn’t Really Fix America’s PNT Problem

AFRL's NTS-3 depicted in GEO orbit in this rendering for L3 Harris Technologies is advertised as a "transformative PNT" advanced. In truth, it's evolutionary, not revolutionary. The American military ...
Seeking Alpha

Seventh Lockheed Martin-Built GPS III Satellite Launches, Supporting Next-Gen Constellation Modernization and Rapid Launch Capability

CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, Fla., Dec. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- This evening at 7:52 p.m. ET, the seventh Lockheed Martin (LMT) [NYSE: LMT]-designed and -built Global Positioning System (GPS) ...
NBC DFW

Losing GPS could cost billions, so the Space Force is having companies like Astranis build a backup network

An outage or loss of GPS satellites is estimated to cost the U.S. military and economy upward of $1 billion a day. Pentagon leaders believe that estimate is conservative, leading the U.S. Space Force ...
Benzinga.com

Mission Accomplished: Lockheed Martin's GPS III SV07 Successfully Deployed

On Monday, Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT) revealed the launch of the seventh Lockheed Martin-designed and built Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellite, GPS III SV07, at 7:52 p.m. ET.

GPS-spoofing is now a global threat, so what are nations doing to fight it?

As GPS-spoofing disrupts flights, networks and navigation systems worldwide, governments are accelerating efforts to build ...
GPS World

EAB Q&A: Could a new PNT constellation replace GNSS?

“From a pure capabilities standpoint, the answer is “Yes”. LEO constellations can provide the PNT performance metrics that users require. However, should this strategy be followed, it would lack the ...
MIT Technology Review

Inside the race to find GPS alternatives

Startup Xona Space Systems hopes to provide an unspoofable alternative to increasingly threatened GPS. Later this month, an inconspicuous 150-kilogram satellite is set to launch into space aboard the ...
SpaceNews

4th Boeing GPS IIF Satellite Joins Constellation on Orbit

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., May 15, 2013 – With today’s launch of the fourth GPS IIF satellite, Boeing [NYSE: BA] and the U.S. Air Force continue modernizing the Global Positioning System that millions of ...
Defense News

The US military needs a modernized GPS capability to maintain superiority

A U.S. paratrooper uses a Defense Advanced GPS Receiver during a live-fire exercise at Grafenwoehr, Germany. (Spc. Markus Rauchenberger/U.S. Army) In December 1993, the U.S. declared that the ...