Global Positioning System
European GNSS Agency And Thales Launch EDG²E, A Dual-Frequency Multi-Constellation Receiver
According to recent news reported by the GPS World, together the European GNSS Agency (GSA) and Thales has launched a equipment for dual frequency Galileo, GPS and EGNOS project (EDG²E). The four-year-long
Why India’s Own GPS System 7 Years Late Despite 90% of Funds Allocated Spent
According to recent news by The Asian Age, a report put forward by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) which has pointed at ‘laxity’ on part of the premier space agency
NASA Engineers Demonstrated X-ray Navigation in Space
According to recent news by NASA, a team of NASA engineers has demonstrated fully autonomous X-ray navigation in space — a capability that could revolutionize NASA’s ability in the future to
Ariane-5 Launches Four Galileo Satellites in Earth Orbit
Four new satellites of the European Galileo satellite navigation system have been successfully launched on board an Ariane 5 launcher. From mid-2018, ‘Nicole’, ‘Zofia’, ‘Alexandre’ and ‘Irina’ will allow almost
Launch of China’s New-Generation Beidou-3 Navigation Satellites
November 5, 2017 – According to recent news, China has successfully launched two navigation satellites – namely the Beidou-3M1 (Beidou-24) and Beidou-3M2 (Beidou-25) navigation satellite using a Long March-3B/YZ-1 rocket. The satellites are
Japan Successfully Launches 4th Satellite of Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS)
October 10, 2017 – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. and JAXA successfully launched H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 36 (H-IIA・F36) which encapsulates MICHIBIKI No. 4, Quasi-Zenith Satellite System; at 7:01:37a.m., 2017 (JST) from
Indian Railways to Install GPS in all Hand-pushed Trolleys Used for Track Inspection
September 8, 2017 – PTI – The railway ministry has decided to install GPS trackers in all hand-pushed trolleys used to inspect the tracks. In a letter to all zonal
Japan Successfully Launches 3rd Satellite of Quasi-Zenith Satellite System
August 19, 2017 – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. and JAXA successfully launched H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 35 (H-IIA F35) which encapsulates MICHIBIKI No. 3, (Quasi-Zenith Satellite System; geostationary orbit) at 2:29:00
Isro to Sign MoU with CSIR-NPL for Time and Frequency Traceability Services for NavIC
According to recent news reported by TOI, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will on Friday sign an MoU with CSIR-National Physical Laboratory (NPL) for time and frequency traceability services. The move
Japan Launches Satellite Carrying Its Own Version of GPS
Japan has recently launched a rocket carrying a satellite with a local version of the US global positioning system (GPS) (Quasi-Zenith Satellite System) on Thursday (June 1, 2017), which is expected
