Tag: PNT
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L3Harris Technologies Prepares NTS-3 Launch to Advance U.S Navigation and GPS Augmentation
L3Harris continues to help chart the course toward a new era of positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT). As the prime contractor of NTS-3, the company is preparing its Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) for launch following successful tests earlier in 2024. Designed, built, and tested by L3Harris, NTS-3 is the first U.S. experimental, integrated navigation satellite…
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Xona Pulsar Satellites to Support Astroscale Tech for Resilient Navigation
Astroscale, the UK subsidiary of Astroscale Holdings, announced an agreement to provide Xona Space Systems with next-generation docking plates for integration into Xona’s growing constellation of low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites. The collaboration supports two critical goals: building a resilient Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) infrastructure and keeping Earth’s orbit safe and sustainable. Xona is…
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JAXA Selects Spirent to Deliver First-of-Its-Kind Lunar Navigation Simulation
Spirent Communications plc, the leading provider of test and assurance solutions for next-generation devices and networks, announced that the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has selected Spirent to provide a pioneering lunar positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) simulation solution. This industry-first technology will support JAXA’s lunar exploration initiatives and contribute to the development of critical…
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Xona Secures $4.65 Million AFRL Contract to Demonstrate LEO-Based GPS Alternative
Xona Space Systems (Xona), the company developing a high-performance complementary alternative to GPS, announced that it has secured a contract with Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) to demonstrate and mature resilient commercial PNT (Positioning, Navigation and Timing) solutions for DoD missions. This award, granted through the Space Technology Advanced Research – Fast-tracking Innovative Software and…
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L3Harris Secures U.S. Space Force Contract to Develop Resilient GPS Satellite Concepts
L3Harris Technologies has received a contract from the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command to design concepts for Phase 0 of the Resilient Global Positioning System (R-GPS) program. The R-GPS program involves procuring cost-effective small satellites to augment the existing 31-satellite GPS constellation, providing resilience to military and civil GPS users. Space Force plans to…
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Astranis to Build Next-Gen Resilient GPS Satellites for U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command
Astranis announced their selection as a prime contractor for the U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command’s (SSC) new Resilient GPS (R-GPS) program. Astranis is one of four awarded an agreement to produce design concepts for R-GPS’ Lite Evolving Augmented Proliferation program. The R-GPS program was created by Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall…
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TrustPoint Secures $3.8M SpaceWERX Contracts to Develop GPS-Independent PNT Solutions
TrustPoint announces it has been selected by SpaceWERX for two Direct-to-Phase II contracts, in the amount of $3.8M total, focused on demonstrating the company’s GPS-independent ground control segment and an advanced position, navigation, and timing (PNT) security application to address the most pressing challenges in the Department of the Air Force (DAF). The Air Force…
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Novocomms to Develop Next-Gen Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Antenna for Use in Space
With a grant from UK agency Pivot into Space, Novocomms, a Birmingham-based antenna business, will be involved in an R&D project to develop a next-generation positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) antenna system for use in space. It will be leveraging its existing antenna know-how to develop a proof-of-concept demonstrator by the end of this year.…
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GMV Awarded Contract from ESA to Lead LEO PNT End-to-End In-Orbit Demonstrator Mission
The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded a 78,4-million-euro contract to GMV to develop key technologies and demonstrate the benefits of Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites for Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT). Satellite navigation has traditionally relied on satellites at medium Earth orbit (MEO), but future navigation systems will adopt a multi-layer, system of systems architecture…
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Viasat Successfully Demonstrates UK Satellite-Based Augmentation System
Viasat has demonstrated a UK satellite-based augmentation system (UK SBAS) for the first time, showing how highly accurate GPS data can maximize safety and improve efficiency. The test flight, flown from Cranfield Airport using the National Flying Laboratory Centre‘s Saab 340B aircraft, showcased a UK-based SBAS that delivers more precise, reliable navigation data. The UK…