GNSS Archives - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com Covering the business and politics of space Fri, 28 Jun 2024 22:01:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cropped-SN_forza_star-32x32.png GNSS Archives - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com 32 32 80681979 Can “AltPNT” Really Replace GPS? https://spacenews.com/can-altpnt-really-replace-gps/ https://spacenews.com/can-altpnt-really-replace-gps/#respond Tue, 02 Jul 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=465761 An AI-generated image illustrating futuristic navigation satellites orbiting Earth. Image generated using DALL-E
An AI-generated image illustrating futuristic navigation satellites orbiting Earth. Image generated using DALL-E

Realistically, there is no singular solution to replace GPS, but we can make it more resilient with complementary AltPNT technologies.

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Beames is TrustPoint’s new executive chairman https://spacenews.com/beames-is-trustpoints-new-executive-chairman/ https://spacenews.com/beames-is-trustpoints-new-executive-chairman/#respond Wed, 22 May 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=425217

Beames also serves as executive chairman of the board for SpiderOak and small satellite manufacturer York Space Systems.

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Global navigation jamming will only get worse. The U.S. needs to move fast https://spacenews.com/global-navigation-jamming-will-only-get-worse-us-needs-move-fast/ https://spacenews.com/global-navigation-jamming-will-only-get-worse-us-needs-move-fast/#respond Tue, 21 May 2024 14:30:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=424196 A 1983 illustration of a GPS satellite.
A 1983 illustration of a GPS satellite.

Jamming and spoofing attacks on GPS and other global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) are becoming increasingly common as geopolitical crises escalate, creating major challenges and risks for aviation, shipping and other critical services across the world. 

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No more jammer sales: it’s time for global enforcement https://spacenews.com/no-more-jammer-sales-its-time-for-global-enforcement/ https://spacenews.com/no-more-jammer-sales-its-time-for-global-enforcement/#respond Mon, 22 Apr 2024 16:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=367315 painting of a GPS satellite in orbit.
painting of a GPS satellite in orbit.

It is time for the United States to coordinate international efforts to halt the marketing and sale of devices that interfere with GNSS systems.

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TrustPoint launches PNT cubesat https://spacenews.com/trustpoint-launches-pnt-cubesat/ https://spacenews.com/trustpoint-launches-pnt-cubesat/#respond Sat, 15 Apr 2023 15:44:56 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=150475

TrustPoint Inc. launched its first satellite April 14 on the SpaceX Transporter-7 rideshare flight.

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GMV, FrontierSI, Ericsson and Optus prove 5G-based High Accuracy Positioning https://spacenews.com/gmv-frontiersi-ericsson-and-optus-prove-5g-based-high-accuracy-positioning/ Thu, 22 Sep 2022 16:00:00 +0000 https://spaceref.com/?p=203243 GMV
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Technology partners GMV, FrontierSI, Ericsson and Optus and industry demonstration partners Kondinin, Platfarm and Position Partners have joined their efforts to demonstrate 5G LTE Positioning Protocol (LPP) capabilities in field […]

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Commercial geospatial technologies that detect GPS disruptions to be tested in military exercises https://spacenews.com/commercial-geospatial-technologies-that-detect-gps-disruptions-to-be-tested-in-military-exercises/ Wed, 17 Aug 2022 22:29:55 +0000 https://dev-spacenews.pantheonsite.io/?p=130688

U.S. military and allied forces in upcoming exercises will put to the test commercial technologies that could help detect GPS jamming or other activities that disrupt satellite-based navigation.

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Op-ed | Get the Bullseye Off GPS https://spacenews.com/op-ed-get-the-bullseye-off-gps/ Tue, 19 Apr 2022 12:00:56 +0000 https://dev-spacenews.pantheonsite.io/?p=126777 Lockheed Martin GPS 3F satellite rendering.
Lockheed Martin GPS 3F satellite rendering.

Protecting GPS satellites and signals is essential to U.S. national and economic security. While some have opined that the solution is more and better GPS, the most effective and least expensive solution is to make GPS a much less attractive target. 

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Space Force using Spire data to detect satellite jamming https://spacenews.com/space-force-using-spire-data-to-detect-satellite-jamming/ Fri, 25 Mar 2022 22:33:01 +0000 https://dev-spacenews.pantheonsite.io/?p=125876

Spire is providing GPS telemetry data to help detect jamming as part of a project run by the U.S. Space Systems Command

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TrustPoint raises $2 million for GPS alternative https://spacenews.com/trustpoint-seed-round/ Mon, 18 Oct 2021 10:00:41 +0000 https://dev-spacenews.pantheonsite.io/?p=120173

TrustPoint Inc., a startup developing a global navigation satellite system, has raised $2 million in seed funding from venture capital firm DCVC.

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Britain charts a new course for satellite navigation https://spacenews.com/britain-charts-a-new-course-for-satellite-navigation/ Tue, 24 Aug 2021 06:35:20 +0000 https://dev-spacenews.pantheonsite.io/?p=117249

When it comes to satellite navigation, the British government has struggled to find its way over the last five years.

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PNT alternatives champion open-market approach https://spacenews.com/pnt-alternatives-champion-open-market-approach/ Fri, 20 Aug 2021 14:47:57 +0000 https://dev-spacenews.pantheonsite.io/?p=117208

Competing positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) companies are joining forces to accelerate efforts to back up global navigation satellite systems (GNSS).

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Startups map out strategies to augment or backup GPS https://spacenews.com/startup-pnt-services/ Wed, 04 Aug 2021 16:41:44 +0000 https://dev-spacenews.pantheonsite.io/?p=117204

Companies investing billions of dollars in autonomous cars, delivery drones and urban air taxis are counting on precise and reliable location data being available when they need it.

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Modern civilization would be lost without GPS https://spacenews.com/modern-civilization-would-be-lost-without-gps/ Tue, 03 Aug 2021 16:37:46 +0000 https://dev-spacenews.pantheonsite.io/?p=117012

Aircraft, cars, trucks, trains and ships rely on GPS for location data, while GPS timing signals underpin cellular communications and financial transactions.

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