{"id":5098,"date":"2025-06-27T13:17:23","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T05:17:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/trustpoint-launches-third-satellite-and-successfully-establishes-first-contact\/"},"modified":"2025-06-27T13:17:23","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T05:17:23","slug":"trustpoint-launches-third-satellite-and-successfully-establishes-first-contact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/trustpoint-launches-third-satellite-and-successfully-establishes-first-contact\/","title":{"rendered":"TrustPoint Launches Third Satellite and Successfully Establishes First Contact"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/1750953458884_638865502599518824.png\" class=\"imageload removeImageattr fr-dib\" width=\"711\" height=\"376\" alt=\"TrustPoint Launches Third Satellite and Successfully Establishes First Contact\" data-original=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/1750953458884_638865502599518824.png\" style=\"\"><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/1750953458884_638865502599518824.png\"><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"711\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"376\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>TrustPoint<\/strong>, a pioneer in next-generation space-based positioning and navigation solutions, is proud to announce the successful launch and first contact of its third free-flying satellite, Time Flies, aboard the latest rideshare launch out of Vandenberg Space Force Base on Monday. This milestone strengthens TrustPoint\u2019s leadership in delivering innovative Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) services from Low Earth Orbit (LEO).&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Time Flies, TrustPoint\u2019s third satellite launch in two years, integrates substantial technological advancements, including increased power and autonomy. These innovations enhance the company&#8217;s compact C-band payload, supporting demonstrations and further advancing field testing of TrustPoint-enabled receivers currently in development by the company&#8217;s growing portfolio of product partners.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;With the successful launch and first contact of Time Flies, TrustPoint continues to prove that a commercial GPS alternative from LEO is not only possible, it\u2019s here,&#8221; said <strong>Patrick Shannon<\/strong><strong>, Founder and CEO of TrustPoint<\/strong>. &#8220;As global demand for alternative and complementary PNT systems accelerates, TrustPoint is uniquely positioned to unlock significant market potential. By addressing pressing customer needs from Low Earth Orbit, we\u2019re paving the way for substantial value creation for our commercial partners and investors.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget-layout related-content-also-read-box my-3\">\n<h4 class=\"mb-0\">Also Read: What is a GNSS Simulator?<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Building on the successes of earlier missions (It\u2019s About Time and Time We\u2019ll Tell), Time Flies underscores TrustPoint\u2019s focus on performance and autonomy to meet commercial and national security requirements. The mission is supported by an all-U.S. team, showcasing the collaboration and expertise driving TrustPoint\u2019s initiatives. &#8220;TrustPoint was founded to enable new applications and address new threats,&#8221; said <strong>Chris DeMay<\/strong><strong>, Founder and COO of TrustPoint<\/strong>. \u201cFrom program kickoff to first telemetry, the Time Flies mission has been executed flawlessly, validating our technical foundation and reinforcing our ability to respond to global needs for GPS resilience and national security.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TrustPoint, a pioneer in next-generation space-based positioning and navigation solutions, is proud to announce the successful launch and first contact of its third free-flying satellite, Time Flies, aboard the latest rideshare launch out of Vandenberg Space Force Base on Monday. This milestone strengthens TrustPoint\u2019s leadership in delivering innovative Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) services from [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[84,38,20],"class_list":["post-5098","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-gnss-receivers","tag-leo","tag-satellite"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5098"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5098"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5098\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5098"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5098"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5098"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}