GPS
LightSquared and USGIC Address GPS Interference Risks
(GNSS SIGNALS exclusive) The FCC will allow LightSquared to build a high-powered terrestrial communications network operating in the L-band spectrum adjacent to GPS - much to the dismay of many. As required, the company and the USGIC have worked out a process for addressing the risk. (more)
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GLONASS
Successful launch for GLONASS K
This time, it all worked out. The new satellite took off from Plesetsk on February 26 and has reached orbit. (more)
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COMPASS
Beihang Authors Suggest TMBOC Design for Compass B1 Civil Signal
(GNSS SIGNALS exclusive) With no draft ICD available, new sources of information about Compass design direction draw special attention. A paper from prestigious Beihang University in Beijing may be useful to those working with signals from the Chinese system. (more)
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EUROPE
Munich Satellite Navigation Summit 2011
(GNSS SIGNALS exclusive) The high-level annual conference features a special session on GLONASS and the first appearance in an international forum of the new EC General Director General for Galileo. (more)
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GALILEO
ESA Conducts a Galileo Dress Rehearsal
Six months to go until the first launch of its in-orbit validation (IOV) spacecraft, but one Galileo satellite has already been put through its paces, taking center stage in a Europe-wide exercise conducted recently by the European Space Agency (ESA). (more) |