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Team Vandenberg launches its first SpaceX launch from Space Launch Complex-4 Sept. 29, 2013. 30th Space Wing's 1st Air and Space Test Squadron was the lead for all launch site certification activities at Vandenberg for SpaceX as an Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle New Entrant. The squadron evaluated SpaceX's flight and ground systems, processes and procedures for the upgraded Falcon-9 rocket. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Yvonne Morales)

SpaceX wins second US Air Force contract to launch GPS III

March 15, 2017

SpaceX has won a second contract from the U.S. Air Force for launch services to deliver a GPS III satellite […]


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Sentinel-2B satellite launched for Europe’s Copernicus program

March 7, 2017

The Sentinel-2B satellite was launched for the European Commission on Monday, March 6, at 10:49 p.m. local time from […]


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GNSS CEOs see bright future, alternative PNT promises well

December 28, 2016

It has been a good year for all global navigation satellite systems (GNSS), as the chief executives of […]


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2 Galileo satellites join constellation

December 8, 2016

Galileo satellites 13 and 14 have begun transmitting navigation signals as fully operational members of the constellation. The […]


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Directions 2017: BeiDou’s road to global service

December 6, 2016

An effective approach has been taken by the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS), and significant progress has been […]


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Col. Whitney with the Green Monster, mascot of the U.S. Air Force GPS Directorate. (Photo: USAF)

Directions 2017: GPS navigates the future

December 2, 2016

I’m proud to be a part of the accomplishments of the men and women of the Space and […]


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The Kourou launch team.

Galileo deals 4 of a kind

December 2, 2016

An Ariane 5 heavy-lift rocket launched four full operational capability (FOC) Galileo satellites on Nov. 17, accelerating deployment […]


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Already above Earth’s atmosphere, Ariane’s aerodynamic fairing is jettisoned and the four Galileo satellites enter space for the first time. (Image: ESA)

The launch of 4 and declaration of Galileo operations

November 30, 2016

“Now that we can rely on the powerful Ariane 5, we can anticipate the quicker completion of Galileo […]


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