Tag: PNT
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TrustPoint Partners with SpiderOak to Elevate Security for its GNSS Infrastructure
TrustPoint, an aerospace company dedicated to developing and providing next-generation GNSS products and services, proudly announced its strategic partnership with SpiderOak, a leading company in space cybersecurity software. The collaboration aims to elevate TrustPoint’s GNSS infrastructure to unparalleled levels of security through SpiderOak’s OrbitSecure’s Zero-Trust data exchange software. The groundbreaking partnership will empower TrustPoint to…
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Telespazio Acquires e2E to Bolster its Integrated Space Capabilities in the UK
Telespazio UK, a subsidiary of Telespazio (a joint venture between Leonardo, 67%, and Thales, 33%), has announced that it has finalized the acquisition of e2E Group. With over 45 years of heritage in the UK marketplace, Telespazio UK has a track record of success delivering systems, services, and engineering support to the European Space Agency…
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QuantX Labs and SSTL Collaborate to Advance Australian Quantum Technology in Space
QuantX Labs has joined forces with Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) through Airbus Australia, to bolster their space knowledge and skillsets, a collaboration set to propel Australian quantum technology into space. QuantX Labs, renowned for its ground-breaking work in quantum technology is poised to take quantum advancements to new heights through its KAIROS mission. This…
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Spirent to Demonstrate First Signal Simulator for LEO PNT Satellite Constellation at Joint Navigation Conference 2023
Spirent will demonstrate the first fully-certified Xona satellite constellation simulator, SimXona, at the 2023 Joint Navigation Conference (JNC), June 12-15, 2023, in San Diego, CA. Organized by the Institute of Navigation, JNC is the largest U.S. military positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) conference, with government, defense, and industry participation. Spirent, a global provider of test…
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SpacePNT and D-Orbit Completes Integration Testing of NaviLEO GNSS Receiver Technology
SpacePNT and D-Orbit have completed the integration testing of SpacePNT’s unique NaviLEO GNSS receiver technology onboard the ION Orbital Transfer Vehicle (ION SCV011) that is scheduled to be launched from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base on June 2023. NaviLEO is a low-cost, high performance multi-GNSS multi-frequency receiver product platform that has been developed by SpacePNT…
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Lockheed Martin Launches Sixth GPS III Satellite Supporting US Space Force’s GPS Constellation
The sixth Global Positioning System III (GPS III) satellite designed and built by Lockheed Martin, has been launched and is propelling to its operational orbit approximately 12,550 miles above Earth, where it will contribute to the ongoing modernization of the U.S. Space Force’s GPS constellation. GPS III Space Vehicle 06 (GPS III SV06) launched from…
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Spirent Announces the Availability of SimORBIT Software Solution for LEO Satellite Simulation
Spirent Communications plc, a provider of test and assurance solutions for next-generation devices and networks, has announced the availability of SimORBIT, the first high-accuracy orbital modeling software solution specifically developed for Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite simulation. Created in partnership with spaceborne receiver developer SpacePNT, Spirent SimORBIT enables developers to calculate LEO orbits and their…
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ESA Plans to Conduct In-Orbit Demonstration of LEO-PNT Satellites
ESA’s Navigation Directorate has planned an in-orbit demonstration with new navigation satellites that will orbit just a few hundred kilometers up in space, supplementing Europe’s 23 222-km-distant Galileo satellites. Operating added-value signals, these novel so-called ‘LEO-PNT’ satellites will investigate a new multi-layer satnav system-of-systems approach to deliver seamless Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) services that…
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Safran Acquires Orolia to Become a Leader in Resilient PNT Solutions
After an exclusive negotiation process that began in December 2021, Orolia a company recognized globally for its positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) and related activities, technologies, and equipment joins Safran Electronics & Defense, the European leader and world number three in inertial navigation systems. Orolia employs more than 435 people in Europe and North America…