The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite-based radionavigation system that uses stored map information to send location and time data to a GPS receiver. One of the disadvantages of GPS is ...

June 7 (UPI) --SpaceX launched SiriusXM's second new satellite into orbit from Florida early Saturday after five delays. The Falcon 9 lifted off at 12:54 a.m. EDT from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral ...

Startup Xona Space Systems hopes to provide an unspoofable alternative to increasingly threatened GPS. Later this month, an inconspicuous 150-kilogram satellite is set to launch into space aboard ...

Satellite drift might not sound like a problem, but it’s a real-world issue that affects everything from your GPS to emergency communications, and engineers have some clever tricks to keep it ...

Lockheed Martin Corp. LMT has recently launched its eighth GPS III satellite (SV08) from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. These satellites, enabled to provide enhanced positioning ...

Lockheed Martin Corp. LMT has recently launched its eighth GPS III satellite (SV08) from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. These satellites, enabled to provide enhanced positioning ...

Around 12,500 miles above our heads, the satellites that make up the Global Positioning System (GPS) quietly keep the world running. A blackout would result in almost instantaneous chaos. “You ...

The U.S. Space Force has launched two new GPS III satellites with provider SpaceX since December 2024, with the most recent launch taking place May 30. Credit: SpaceX Within the past six months ...

SpaceX successfully launched the GPS III SV-08 satellite into orbit on May 30 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, marking a significant milestone for the U.S. Space Force’s rapid-response ...