GPS Notes
May 8, 2008
Galileo calls home
Giove-B, the test satellite for Europe's Galileo global positioning system, has sent back its first navigation signals. The Giove-B satellite carries the most accurate clock ever sent into orbit, and this means that the system is capable of providing location information accurate down... continue reading.
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China launches encrypted GPS
China, determined not to be locked out of GPS, is launching an independent GPS service that will also contain a secondary, encrypted, signal presumably for military use. Like GPS, Galileo and Glonass, Beidou/Compass would be free of direct user charges... continue reading.