Xona Space Systems announces they have raised an oversubscribed financing round to accelerate the development of the company’s high-performance, commercial, satellite navigation network, bringing their total funding to more than $25 million. The round was led by First Spark Ventures who is joined by numerous new investors including Lockheed Martin Ventures, SRI Ventures (of SRI […]
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Blue Canyon’s multiple spacecraft and components on Virgin Orbit launch
Slingshot 1 is the first-ever Blue Canyon 12U CubeSat bus carrying 19 payloads to low Earth orbit. Small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider Blue Canyon Technologies LLC (“BCT” or “Blue Canyon”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies, announced the launch of Slingshot 1, MISR-B, and a government customer satellite, aboard Virgin Orbit on July […]
U.S. Space Systems Command awards Lockheed Martin Space Systems a million$$$ GPS contract
Space Systems Command awarded Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company the contract to deliver operations and sustainment support services for the Global Positioning System IIR/IIR-M/III/IIIF. The support contract provides specialized sustainment services to maintain the GPS IIR/IIR-M/III/IIIF space vehicles and signal in space and meet evolving requirements for a resilient system for the joint warfighters and […]
South Korea augments GPS with the launch of the KASS satellite
South Korea has successfully launched a precision aviation satellite to improve the accuracy and reliability of global positioning system (GPS) signals and better ensure flight safety, the government said and as reported in The Korea Herald. The satellite for the Korea Augmentation Satellite System (KASS), the country’s first precision GPS location augmentation system, lifted off […]
Advanced Navigation to be first Australian company to reach the Moon through development of two unique navigation systems
Most importantly it can indicate the vehicle’s velocity and position relative to the lunar surface in three dimensions with extreme accuracy and precision… Advanced Navigation, a determined innovator in AI robotics, and navigation technology has today announced its ambitions to be the first Australian company to reach the Moon through its development of two unique […]
UK Satnav signal generated in new test by Inmarsat, Goonhilly and GMVNSL will provide safety-critical capabilities
The signal, being broadcast in coordination with the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Union Space Program Agency (EUSPA), is now stable and operational, enabling on-going testing and validation by industry, regulators, and users. An Inmarsat-led team of companies in the UK has begun broadcasting a satellite navigation […]
Globalstar’s SPOT Gen4 deployed by UK MOD for RAF Force Protection Training
Globalstar Europe Satellite Services Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Globalstar Inc. (NYSE American: GSAT), has announced that the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) has deployed SPOT Gen4 satellite GPS messengers to track and provide safety for Royal Air Force (RAF) Force Protection personnel during training exercises at RAF Honington. RAF Force Protection is responsible […]
BAE Systems’ M-Code GPS receiver enables precision strike capabilities in contested environments
At the Joint Navigation Conference in San Diego, California, BAE Systems unveiled their newest advanced M-Code GPS receiver for guided weapons and other small applications, enabling precise geolocation and strike capabilities in highly contested battlespaces. The Strategic Anti-jam Beamforming Receiver – M-Code (SABR-M) delivers accurate position, velocity, altitude, and timing data, as well as strong […]
Launch Task Orders From Space Systems Command Go To United Launch Alliance + SpaceX
Space Systems Command (SSC) ordered eight National Security Space (NSS) launch services under the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 2 Launch Service Procurement contract today; five to United Launch Alliance (ULA) for GPS III-7, USSF-23, USSF-43, WGS-11+, and USSF-16 using the Vulcan Centaur launch vehicle, and three to Space Exploration Technologies Corp (SpaceX) for […]
GPS Source Provides U.S. Army With Modernized Military GPS for Patriot Missile Systems
GPS Source, a subsidiary of General Dynamics Mission Systems, has delivered Assured Positioning, Navigation and Timing (APNT) systems with integrated Military GPS User Equipment (MGUE) receiver cards to the U.S. Army DEVCOM AvMC and PEO Missiles & Space — the initial systems will be used to evaluate the performance of Patriot missile batteries with modernized […]