31 October 2016
Swarm constellation helps figure out why satellites lose their GPS signal
...or no ionised material and it is these bubbles that disturb the GPS signals. Rapid changes in the ionosphere tend to happen close to ... problem. With this new knowledge, engineers can improve future GPS systems to limit signal losses. “What we see here...
May 2017
Future space applications and their regulatory needs
... grow. Over half of this ($123 billion) is made up of satellite services, with ground equipment some $60 billion (including GPS receivers), satellite manufacturing some $15 billion, and the launch industry some $6 billion. Most of this represents the...
14 July 2015
ULA Atlas V blasts off from Cape Canaveral with GPS IIF-10 – and shows how SpaceX needs a longer track record
... has gone off without a hitch. This is the 55th successful launch for ULA’s Atlas V rocket. The GPS IIF-10 satellite it carries is a new addition to the U.S. military’s Global Positioning System. Perhaps most importantly, today’s Atlas...
March 2016
From Sanctuary to Battlefield
...its dependence on the increasingly vulnerable Global Positioning System (GPS) constellation. While it makes sense to reduce the dependence ...metre diameter protective payload fairing. The GPS IIF system provides improved navigational accuracy through...
June 2015
Drone regulation in the European Union amid a thriving market
...fly fully-autonomously, with the flight controlled by sensors, GPS, and on-board computers performing as a sophisticated autopilot.... with a cross structure, 4 engines, 4 propellers, a GPS sensor, a flight control system and a digital map. Additionally...
June 2014
A revitalised space sector reduces costs and makes space data more accessible
... the infrastructure. For this reason, global satellite navigation constellations like Europe’s Galileo or the next generation GPS constellation in the US are being built with public funds, with no direct connection to the businesses that will...
