U.S. Air Force GPS Satellites Now Operational
Bob Brewin writes on FCW.com:
The Air Force and Lockheed Martin implemented earlier this week the first in a series of modernized Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites designed to improve encryption and defeat jamming for military users. They also put into operation a new civilian signal, which will improve the accuracy of civilian survey-grade receivers.
Lockheed Martin launched the next-generation GPS IIR-14M satellite in September, and the Air Force declared it operational this week after extensive in-orbit tests of the new military and civilian signals. Col. Allan Ballenger, system program director at the Navstar GPS Joint Program Office, said the new IIR satellite marks the start of “a new era of GPS services for our military and civilian users around the globe.”
posted by Fergie @ 12/21/2005 03:53:00 PM
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