Liftoff of the Proton rocket was at 0735 GMT (3:35 a.m. EDT) Oct 26th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. A Block DM upper stage fired twice to place the trio of Glonass satellites into the planned orbit.

A GPS 2R-17 satellite with enhanced qualities is flying high after successfully soaring into space Wednesday Oct 17th to reinvigorate a corner of the precision navigation network

Teams led by Boeing and Argon ST are embarking on an effort sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop technology capable of determining one's position on the Earth based on available terrestrial signals when the Gl...

The Nordic Institute of Navigation (NNF) arranged the NavConf (Navigation Conference) and Exhibition at the Danish Design Center, H C Andersens Boulevard 27, DK – 1553 Copenhagen W (central Copenhagen) April 24th – 25th 2007.  

China successfully put a navigation satellite into orbit early Saturday February 3rd 2007 from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province.

A Proton-K rocket carrying three modernized Glonass-M satellites lifted off at 23:18 Moscow time (8:18 p.m. GMT) Monday from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan. The satellites were put into orbit early Tuesday.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Upgrades to the U.S. Air Force Global Positioning System constellation continued with the Sept. 25 launch of the second "modernized" Lockheed Martin GPS block IIR-M spacecraft with dual civilian channel capability

The Nordic Institute of Navigation (NNF) arranged the "7th Nordic Radio Navigation and Exhibition" on board Viking Line's "Mariella", travelling between Stockholm - Helsingfors - Stockholm on November 20th - 22nd 2006. Proceedings

The Galileo open service ICD was made public on 23 May.

A Boeing Delta 2 booster pierced the night sky Sunday evening, successfully launching the first modernized Global Positioning System satellite to build a bridge from the navigation network of today to the advancements of tomorrow. Full story

GPS is presumed to have become the primary navigation aid employed in the commercial shipping industry today. However, a report issued by the Volpe National Transportation Center in August 2001 indicates GPS is susceptible to both intentional and uni...