Tag: PNT
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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…