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Publication of resilient PNT conformance framework
(Dec 17) The Resilient PNT Conformance Framework was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate and developed in coordination with industry and federal agency partners. This framework is relevant to equipment vendors and critical infrastructure end-users and provides guidance for defining expected behaviors in resilient PNT equipment, with the goal of facilitating development and adoption of those behaviors through a common framework that enables improved risk management, determination of appropriate mitigations, and decision making by end-users. More -
New National Space Policy released
(Dec 9) Today the White House released President Trump's National Space Policy, which includes updated guidance related to GPS. More -
MCEU receives operational acceptance
(Dec 7) The Space and Missile Systems Center's Production Corps achieved a major Global Positioning System milestone on Nov. 18 with the approval for Operational Acceptance of GPS Military-Code (M-Code) Early Use (MCEU). More -
GPS III SV04 receives operational acceptance
(Dec 3) Global Positioning System III Space Vehicle (SV) 04 received United States Space Force's Operational Acceptance approval on Dec. 1 -- marking yet another significant milestone for the GPS III program, Space and Missile Systems Center and USSF. More -
SMC and its partners successfully launch fourth GPS III satellite
(Nov 5) The U.S. Space Force, Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) and its mission partners successfully launched the fourth Global Positioning Systems (GPS) III satellite at 6:24 p.m. EST, Nov. 5 from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. More -
Safeguarding Critical Infrastructure: NIST Releases Draft Cybersecurity Guidance, Develops GPS-Free Backup for Timing Systems
(Oct 23) Taking another step toward strengthening the nation's critical infrastructure, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has drafted guidelines for applying its Cybersecurity Framework to critical technologies such as the Global Positioning System (GPS) that use positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) data. More -
SMC and its partners poised to launch fourth GPS III satellite
(Sep 29) The U.S. Space Force's newest Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellite, Space Vehicle 04 (GPS III SV04) rolled out to Cape Canaveral's Space Launch Complex 40, Sept. 27. The Lockheed Martin-built GPS III SV04 is scheduled to launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket – the third National Security Space Launch (NSSL) mission on a Falcon 9 rocket, the second U.S. Space Force (USSF) first-stage booster recovery, and the sixth USSF launch on Sept. 30. More -
Fourth GPS III satellite encapsulated ahead of launch
(Sep 25) The U.S. Space Force Space and Missile Systems Center's Lockheed Martin-built GPS III Space Vehicle 04 (GPS III SV04) satellite was encapsulated within a SpaceX payload fairing at Astrotech Space Operations Florida facility on Sept. 21 in preparation for its upcoming launch on Sept. 29 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. More -
GPS III Space Vehicle 04 safely arrives in Florida
(Aug 12) The U.S. Space Force Space and Missile Systems Center successfully delivered the fourth Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellite to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, July 14. More
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