Originally developed by the U.S. military, the Global Positioning System – now vital to nearly every facet of modern life – is being upgraded to GPS III, whose satellites will be better ...

After years and years of waiting, the next-generation GPS III satellites are finally being launched. When the global navigation system finally goes live, it will be a game-changer for civilian and ...

The Global Positioning System runs the modern world. But it is under daily attack. This year alone, researchers say, more than 60,000 commercial flights have been hit by bogus GPS signals, which ...

A new method for detecting tsunamis using existing GPS satellites orbiting Earth could serve as an effective warning system for countries worldwide, according to a new study.

GPS satellites fly in medium Earth orbit (MEO) at an altitude of approximately 20,200 km (12,550 ... More miles). Each satellite circles the Earth twice a day.

A $6.1 billion Raytheon Technologies Corp. system of 17 worldwide ground stations to control the Pentagon’s GPS satellite constellation has newly discovered software flaws, delaying its delivery ...

Japan is set to expand its GPS-style satellite system to 11, improving location accuracy nationwide by several centimeters, according to Tokyo's space policy committee.

Lead vehicle systems officer Ryan Bonacci speaks with Brandon Mersich at the 2nd Space Operations Squadron, where satellite operators control GPS satellites inside Schriever Space Force Base on ...

GPS OCX is a ground control system designed to monitor, track and update GPS satellites and is divided into three blocks. Delivery of Block 0 occurred in the fall of 2017.

Later this year, the Pentagon aims to launch Navigation Technology Satellite-3, which could help make the nation's vital GPS architecture more robust.

China's Beidou satellite navigation system, a homegrown alternative to the U.S.-operated GPS network, is up and running. The nation wants to expand Beidou to a constellation of 35 satellites by 2020.