The fifth GPS III satellite is now set healthy for initial operational use, according to the U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center (NAVCEN). GPS III 05 (SVN-78/PRN-11) was launched June 17, 2021, from Space Launch Complex-40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force…
Image: EUSPA News from the EU Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) After a challenging Launch and Early Orbit Phase (LEOP) and testing campaign during the COVID-19 pandemic, Galileo satellite “Nikolina” (GSAT0223) entered service on May 5. The satellite will…
Photo: EvgeniyShkolenko/iStock/Getty Images Plus/Getty Images Hackers in China managed to gain entry into satellite operators, defense contractors and telecommunications companies in the United States and southeast Asia, reports Reuters. Reuters spoke with security researchers at Symantec Corp. ahead of public…
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. has completed initial verification of the functions and performance of equipment aboard the orbiting QZS-1R satellite. QZS-1R was launched Oct. 26, 2021, from Tanegashima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture and is now in quasi-zenith orbit as the successor…
SpaceX launched into orbit for the U.S. Space Force an upgraded GPS satellite on June 17. The GPS III SV05/GPS III is the fifth Lockheed Martin-built, next-generation GPS III space vehicle. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is the first U.S.…
The annual Munich Satellite Navigation Summit has been canceled. Organizers stated, “In light of the current situation caused by the coronavirus as well as related travel restrictions and resulting cancellations we unfortunately are forced to cancel the Munich Satellite Navigation…
The UK’s emergency service responders and other critical services could be set for more resilient time systems through the National Timing Centre. The United Kingdom has established a new timing center to reduce reliance of public services and its economy…
China sent a new satellite of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province at 17:43:04.482 UTC on Nov. 5. Launched on a Long March-3B carrier rocket, it is the 49th…
Credit: Orbital ATK Eutelsat Communications is investigating an incident on one of the two solar arrays on its Eutelsat 5 West B satellite. The satellite, launched Oct. 9, carries a payload for the European GNSS Agency (GSA) called GEO-3. GEO-3…
