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SoftBank Corp., u-blox to collaborate on global GNSS augmentation services

November 1, 2021

Companies to develop common GNSS augmentation services for Japan, the United States and Europe SoftBank Corp., ALES Corp. […]


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Arctic Mass Rescue Operation in 2021 tested the rescue of 200 cruise-ship passengers using Galileo SAR. (Photo: EUSPA)

Mass rescue operation takes place in Arctic Circle with Galileo SAR

October 26, 2021

News from the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) In freezing arctic waters 60 nautical miles […]


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A H-2A rocket launches from Tanegashima Space Center carrying the QZS 1R satellite. (Photo: MHI)

Japan successfully launches first QZSS replacement, QZS-1R

October 26, 2021

A successor to the first Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS) satellite, QZS-1R, was launched at 11:19 a.m. Japan Standard […]


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Galileo Control Centre in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany. (Photo: ESA)

Galileo Control Segment upgrade ready for next launch

October 25, 2021

News from the European Space Agency (ESA) The 11th launch of Galileo satellites, planned for Dec. 1, marks […]


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Video celebrates 10 years of Galileo

October 21, 2021

A new video celebrates the first decade of Europe’s satellite navigation system Galileo, which celebrates its 10-year anniversary […]


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H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 44 at the Yoshinobu Vehicle Assembly Building, JAXA Tanegashima Space Center. in preparation for launch of the successor to the Michibiki Unit 1 on Oct. 25. (Photo: MHI)

QZSS successor satellite set to launch Tuesday

October 20, 2021

UPDATE: Because of bad weather, the launch is now scheduled for Oct. 26 (Oct. 25, 18:45 p.m. PT). […]


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Senate proposes $15M to develop GPS alternatives

October 20, 2021

This week Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, released that body’s version of nine […]


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(Satellites from left) GPS: In July 1995, GPS achieved full operational capability (FOC). GLONASS: In December 1995, the (then) Soviet system achieved FOC. BeiDou: On June 23, 2020, China launched the final satellite of the BeiDou-3 constellation. Galileo: The constellation has 21 usable satellites.(Credit: Satellites from public sources; background image: NASA/Chaykovsky Igor/Shutterstock.com)

Global GNSS constellations: Why 2 + 2 equals more than 4

October 18, 2021

The tremendous benefits of having four complete GNSS constellations In 2020, with the completion of China’s BeiDou-3 (aka […]


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