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Tests on new GPS satellite for the USAF ready to start

Cape Canaveral, USA - The first of 12 in the constellation

A Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellite built by Boeing has been shipped to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida to conduct a series of key tests for the US Air Force’s next-generation satellite navigation system. GPS IIF features twice the navigational accuracy of heritage satellites, more robust signals for commercial aviation and search and rescue, and greater resistance to jamming i...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1106373
Rome, Italy, 06/26/2009 12:20
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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