TrustPoint, a Virginia-based startup developing a network of navigation satellites in low Earth orbit, said it has successfully transmitted time and tracking signals from a ground station to a ...

For decades, the United States treated satellite navigation as a quiet monopoly, with GPS embedded in everything from ...

One study found that in 2019, GPS, known as the “silent utility,” enabled $1.4 trillion in economic activity in the United States alone. While the Pentagon operates GPS for military purposes,for more ...

In September 2025, a Widerøe Airlines flight was trying to land in Vardø, Norway, which sits in the country’s far eastern arm, some 40 miles from the Russian coast. The cloud deck was low, and so was ...

The aim of this mission is to increase the number of satellites in the Galileo constellation (now containing 34 satellites), which is a European satellite navigation system, equivalent to the American ...

In September 2025, a Widerøe Airlines flight was trying to land in Vardø, Norway, which sits in the country’s far eastern arm, some 40 miles from the Russian coast. The cloud deck was low, and so was ...

The U.S. Space Force had tapped Astranis, L3Harris Technologies and Sierra Space to build prototype resilient-GPS satellites. Credit: Sierra Space A program launched in 2024 to rapidly field ...

When her preteen son aged out of his after-school program, Olga Ramos suddenly found herself in new parenting territory. Her son was ready to walk home by himself and linger after school with clubs, ...

Less than four months after an August ribbon-cutting, L3Harris announced the $100 million satellite facility has ramped up to ...

Low-Earth orbit (LEO) systems have emerged as a promising complement to GNSS, offering higher received power, better satellite geometry and broader spectrum options. Researchers aim to evaluate ...