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December 04, 2012

Retired GIOVE-A satellite helps SSTL demonstrate first High Altitude GPS navigation fix
Guildford, UK (SPX) Dec 04, 2012
An experimental GPS receiver, built by Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL), has successfully achieved a GPS position fix at 23,300km altitude - the first position fix above the GPS constellation on a civilian satellite. The SGR-GEO receiver is collecting data that could help SSTL to develop a receiver to navigate spacecraft in Geostationary orbit (GEO) or even in deep space. GPS is routinely used on Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites to provide the orbital position and offer a source of ... read more

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