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Officials Announces Initial Test Transmissions From GPS SatelliteLos Angeles AFB (AFNS) Jun 21, 2010 Officials from the Space and Missile Systems Center's Global Positioning Systems Wing announced that the first GPS IIF satellite, launched May 27, has begun test transmissions of the new safety-of-life (L5) navigation signal. The L5 signal is a key element of efforts to modernize the GPS constellation for civil users. It was designed in close coordination with civil aviation and other organizations worldwide and is transmitted in a frequency band protected for safety-of-life applications. It ... read more |
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Xichang, China (XNA) Jun 04, 2010China successfully launched its fourth orbiter into space at 23:53 Wednesday, as a part of its indigenous satellite navigation and positioning network known as Beidou, or Compass system. The launch was disclosed by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology via a statement posted on its official website Thursday. The satellite was launched from the Long March 3 carrier rocke ... more  
Washington (AFP) June 3, 2010A Texas man was charged Thursday with trying to provide material support Al-Qaeda through cash, cellphone cards, GPS equipment and a restricted US military publication on weapon systems in Afghanistan. Barry Walter Bujol Jr, a US citizen and resident of Hempstead, outside Houston, Texas, was charged with two counts in a federal indictment, including charges he committed identity theft by usi ... more  
Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Jun 04, 2010Carbon dioxide emissions from agricultural activity in the United States can now be tracked with unprecedented resolution because of a method developed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. A team led by Tristram West uses satellite remote sensing, computational resources and high-resolution national inventory datasets to pinpoint agricultural-based carbon emissions nationwide. The metho ... more |
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Airmen Upgrade GPS Constellation Schriever AFB CO (AFNS) Jun 03, 2010 Airmen from the 2nd Space Operations Squadron and from the 19th SOPS took control of the Air Force's newest GPS satellite following its launch into orbit May 28 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The GPS IIF SV-1 satellite represents a substantial upgrade for the GPS constellation. Thanks to improvements with the cesium-based atomic clocks used for timing, the satellite is expected to provide more accurate navigation signals than those of its predecessors. The new IIF satellite also ... read more |
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