Inside GNSS SIGNALS enews, June 15, 2016: Another BeiDou Launch, New Contender for GPS Backup

June 15, 2016

Iridium-Based System, Proposed GPS Backup, Incorporates Crypto Protections

[SIGNALS exclusive] A new satellite-based positioning and timing system now available from partners Iridium and Satelles incorporates layered security elements into a service that offers 20- to 50-meter unaided position accuracy worldwide and could serve as a GNSS backup, according to the companies.

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Air Force Reaches Out to Small Business with a Big GPS Wish List

GPS program managers are looking for small firms with a fresh take on technologies ranging from handheld M-code receivers and cybersecurity solutions to ground infrastructure and satellite payloads. (more)

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Here to Stay - Europe Committed to Long Haul in Space with Galileo

Galileo was in the air at the European Union's sprawling 'Space Solutions' conference in The Hague. Big-time speakers from the European institutions, EU Members States, and business communities all got a chance to have their say. (more)

China Places 23rd BeiDou Satellite into Orbit

China launched another BeiDou satellite on Sunday (June 12, 2016, local time) to support its GNSS constellation. (more)

GSA Setting Up Galileo Reference Center Next Door to ESTEC

Officials have signed an agreement to build a Galileo Reference Center in Noordwijk, the Netherlands, just across the road from The European Space Agency's European Space Research and Technology Center (ESA/ESTEC). (more)

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