May 15, 2014 – Recently, many GPS users have reported intermittent GPS outages in their devices. After investigating, the U.S. government has linked…
Tag: Space / GPS / GNSS
Delta IV to Launch GPS IIF-6
The Air Force is set to launch the 6th GPS IIF satellite from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Delta IV GPS…
NASA Uses GPS to Find Sierra Water Weight
May 08, 2014 – For the first time, NASA scientists have used GPS to find the total weight of winter snowpack and soil…
GPSOC Links Reports of GPS UE Errors to Flawed UE Processing of Almanac from PRN 30
Beginning in the early part of April, a number of GPS disruption reports have been received from various global locations. After study of…
Notice Advisory to NAVSTAR Users (NANU) 2014039 Regarding CNAV Messages on the GPS L2C and L5 Signals
*** GENERAL MESSAGE TO ALL GPS USERS *** Reference NANU 2014038. Update: The purpose of this notification is to inform users that the…
DOD Announces Start of Civil Navigation Message Broadcasting
Please note: As the DOD News-Release indicates, the Air Force will begin broadcasting L2C messages today with the health bit set "healthy," and…
Air Force Space Command Will Be Implementing CNAV Messages on the GPS L2C and L5 Signals
The Air Force has released notice of GPS CNAV activation beginning 28 April, 2014 NOTICE ADVISORY TO NAVSTAR USERS (NANU) 2014038 NANU TYPE:…
GLONASS Failure Caused by Faulty Software – Roscosmos
Moscow, April 24 (RIA Novosti) – Recent failures in Russia’s Glonass satellite-based global navigation system were caused by mathematical mistakes in software, the…
5th Boeing GPS IIF Satellite Joins Global Positioning System
Since the first launch in 1978, Boeing-built GPS satellites have accumulated the equivalent of more than 500 years of on-orbit operation.
Russia Plans to Install GLONASS Stations in More Countries
Moscow, April 11 (RIA Novosti) – Ground-based stations for Russia’s Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS) could be installed in several countries, including in…