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Global Vehicle Tracking Systems Market (2021 to 2028) - Share, Size, Trends and Industry Analysis Report

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Thursday, February 10, 2022
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Global Vehicle Tracking Systems Market, by Vehicle, 2016 - 2028 (USD Billion)

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  • Global Vehicle Tracking Systems Market, by Vehicle, 2016 - 2028 (USD Billion)
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  • Global Vehicle Tracking Systems Market, by Light Commercial, by Region, 2016 - 2028 (USD Billion)
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  • Global Vehicle Tracking Systems Market, by Heavy Commercial, by Region, 2016 - 2028 (USD Billion)
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  • Global Vehicle Tracking Systems Market, by Government & Defense, by Region, 2016 - 2028 (USD Billion)
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Iridium Awarded $30 Million Research & Development Contract by the United States Army

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Thursday, June 24, 2021
Satellite telephony, Satellites, Iridium satellite constellation, Telecommunications, Global Positioning System, Satellite constellation, GPS satellite blocks, Outer space, Satellite Internet access, Iridium Communications, In spaceflight, Iridium satellites

(NASDAQ: IRDM) today announced it has been awarded a research and development contract worth up to $30 million by the United States Army (Army) to develop a payload to be hosted on small satellites that supports navigation systems, guidance and control for the global positioning system (GPS) and GPS-denied precision systems.

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  • (NASDAQ: IRDM) today announced it has been awarded a research and development contract worth up to $30 million by the United States Army (Army) to develop a payload to be hosted on small satellites that supports navigation systems, guidance and control for the global positioning system (GPS) and GPS-denied precision systems.
  • The new experimental Iridium payload is intended to be hosted by another Low Earth Orbit (LEO) commercial satellite constellation, complementing the Iridium constellation's capabilities.
  • "Iridium has always been focused on providing innovative, reliable and high-value services to the U.S. warfighter," said Scott Scheimreif, executive vice president, government programs, Iridium.
  • For this contract, Iridium partners Satelles and SEAKR will bring their expertise as subcontractors to assist with development.

Iridium Awarded $30 Million Research & Development Contract by the United States Army

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Thursday, June 24, 2021
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(NASDAQ: IRDM) today announced it has been awarded a research and development contract worth up to $30 million by the United States Army (Army) to develop a payload to be hosted on small satellites that supports navigation systems, guidance and control for the global positioning system (GPS) and GPS-denied precision systems.

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  • (NASDAQ: IRDM) today announced it has been awarded a research and development contract worth up to $30 million by the United States Army (Army) to develop a payload to be hosted on small satellites that supports navigation systems, guidance and control for the global positioning system (GPS) and GPS-denied precision systems.
  • The new experimental Iridium payload is intended to be hosted by another Low Earth Orbit (LEO) commercial satellite constellation, complementing the Iridium constellation's capabilities.
  • "Iridium has always been focused on providing innovative, reliable and high-value services to the U.S. warfighter," said Scott Scheimreif, executive vice president, government programs, Iridium.
  • For this contract, Iridium partners Satelles and SEAKR will bring their expertise as subcontractors to assist with development.

Lockheed Martin-Built Next Generation GPS III Satellite Propels Itself to Orbit

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Thursday, June 17, 2021
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DENVER, June 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The fifth Global Positioning System III (GPS III) satellite designed and built by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is now headed to its orbit 12,550 miles above earth.

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  • DENVER, June 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The fifth Global Positioning System III (GPS III) satellite designed and built by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is now headed to its orbit 12,550 miles above earth.
  • Launched earlier today, GPS III Space Vehicle 05 ( GPS III SV05 ) is the latest next-generation GPS IIIsatellite, a warfighting system owned and operated by the Space Force.
  • GPS III SV05 will be the 24thMilitary Code (M-Code) signal-enabled GPS space vehicle on orbit, completing the constellation's baseline requirement to provide our military forces a more-secure, harder-to-jam and spoof GPS signal.
  • In the coming days, GPS III SV05'sonboard liquid apogee engine will continue to propel the satellite towards its operational orbit.

North America Mid-and High-Level Precision GPS Receiver (Survey Grade and Differential Grade) Market Report 2021: Focus on Agriculture, Mining, Oil & Gas, Construction and Others - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Thursday, May 20, 2021
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It occurs due to the faults caused by variables in the satellites, the adjoining physical environment, & the ionosphere.

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  • It occurs due to the faults caused by variables in the satellites, the adjoining physical environment, & the ionosphere.
  • GPS mostly delivers the exact coordinates & also the most commonly available localization system.
  • GPS is rapidly emerging as the de-facto standard for determining a location for outdoor applications.
  • Additionally, The Mexico market is expected to witness a CAGR of 14.6% during (2020 - 2026).\n'

L3Harris Technologies Awarded Four Additional Payload Mission Data Units for GPS III Follow-on Contract

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Tuesday, February 23, 2021
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L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) has received contracts totaling $137 million for four navigation payload Mission Data Units (MDU) for future GPS III Follow-on (GPS IIIF) satellites.

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  • L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) has received contracts totaling $137 million for four navigation payload Mission Data Units (MDU) for future GPS III Follow-on (GPS IIIF) satellites.
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    Lockheed Martin, the prime contractor for GPS III/IIIF, selected L3Harris in 2018 to design and build the first two fully-digital MDUs, the heart of the satellites navigation payload.
  • The digital MDU is flexible enough to adapt to advances in GPS technology and future changes in mission needs, said Ed Zoiss, President, Space and Airborne Systems, L3Harris.
  • The GPS IIIF MDU will provide improved capabilities over L3Harris 70-percent-digital MDU on the first ten GPS III satellites.

Fourth Lockheed Martin-Built GPS III Satellite's On Board Engine Now Propelling It To Orbit

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Friday, November 6, 2020
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DENVER, Nov. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --The fourth Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT)-built Global Positioning System III (GPS III) satellite is now headed to orbit under its own propulsion.

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  • DENVER, Nov. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --The fourth Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT)-built Global Positioning System III (GPS III) satellite is now headed to orbit under its own propulsion.
  • Following a successful launch earlier this evening, GPS III Space Vehicle 04 ( GPS III SV04 ) separated from its rocket and is now using onboard power to climb to its operational orbit, approximately 12,550 miles above the Earth.
  • In the coming days, GPS III SV04's onboard liquid apogee engine will continue to propel the satellite towards its operational orbit.
  • GPS III SV04 is the latest next-generation GPS IIIsatellite Lockheed Martin designed and built to help the U.S. Space Force modernize today's GPS satellite constellation with new technology and capabilities.

Third Lockheed Martin-Built GPS III Satellite Now Climbing To Orbit On Its Own Power

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Tuesday, June 30, 2020
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GPS III Space Vehicle 03 ( GPS III SV03 ) is responding to commands from U.S. Space Force and Lockheed Martin engineers in the Launch & Checkout Center at the company's Denver facility.

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  • GPS III Space Vehicle 03 ( GPS III SV03 ) is responding to commands from U.S. Space Force and Lockheed Martin engineers in the Launch & Checkout Center at the company's Denver facility.
  • "In the coming days, GPS III SV03's onboard liquid apogee engines will continue to propel the satellite towards its operational orbit," said Tonya Ladwig, Lockheed Martin's Acting Vice President for Navigation Systems.
  • Lockheed Martin designed GPS III to help the Space Force modernize the GPS constellation with new technology and capabilities.
  • The new GPS IIIs provide three times better accuracy and up to eight times improved anti-jamming capabilities over any previous GPS satellite.

Raytheon completes full GPS OCX design and development

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Tuesday, October 1, 2019
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AURORA, Colo., Oct. 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) GPS Next-Generation Operational Control System, known as GPS OCX, has completed full software and hardware development and entered the system integration and test phase.

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  • AURORA, Colo., Oct. 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) GPS Next-Generation Operational Control System, known as GPS OCX, has completed full software and hardware development and entered the system integration and test phase.
  • The milestone keeps GPS OCX, the enhanced ground control segment of a U.S. Air Force-led effort to modernize America's GPS system, on track to meet its June 2021 contractual delivery deadline.
  • "GPS OCX is one of the largest, most complex software development programs in the Department of Defense, and we're now in the home stretch toward full system delivery," said Dave Wajsgras, president of Raytheon's Intelligence, Information and Services business.
  • The GPS OCX team completed development of 1.5 million lines of software code, supported by a pivot to leading-edge commercial software development processes that began in 2016.

Aerojet Rocketdyne Helping to Propel Modernization of GPS Satellite Constellation

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Friday, August 23, 2019
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Aerojet Rocketdyne provided several propulsion systems to support the launch and operations of this next-generation GPS III satellite.

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  • Aerojet Rocketdyne provided several propulsion systems to support the launch and operations of this next-generation GPS III satellite.
  • GPS III SV02 is the second of up to 32 planned GPS III satellites which will help the Air Force modernize the GPS constellation with new technology and advanced capabilities.
  • Aerojet Rocketdyne has provided onboard propulsion for every GPS satellite since the programs inception some four decades ago.
  • GPS III is the first GPS satellite to broadcast the new L1C civil signal to be interoperable with other international global navigation satellite systems, like Galileo.