13th IAIN World Congress and Exhibition, Stockholm, October 27th - 30th 2009

The Nordic Institute of Navigation (NNF) is hosting the tri-annual Congress of the International Association of Institutes of Navigation – IAIN in Stockholm, October 27th - 30th 2009. We welcome our colleagues from around the world to this major international event.

Abstract submission deadline has passed, but submission is still possible. Abstract evaluation is being conducted now, and will be complete late July. Late submitters are not guaranteed to be considered into the programme.

Registration is of course still open, and Exhibition and Sponsorship opportunities has been distributed.

2009-06-29 More...

Galileo Services and OREGIN join their forces

Galileo Services Association with 28 members among the major actors of the GNSS downstream industry is the leading international association of GNSS equipment manufacturers and service providers. OREGIN, the ORganisation of European GNSS equipment and service INdustry, is the European biggest network of GNSS industries.

2009-04-30 More...

GPS IIR-20 Successfully Launched from Cape Canaveral

The U.S. Air Force successfully launched the seventh modernized Global Positioning System IIR-M satellite carried aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II Rocket at 4:34 a.m. EDT March 24 from Space Launch Complex 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.

2009-03-24 More...

E - Navigation, March 5th - 6h 2009, Bergen

The e-Nav confeence has concluded, and follow-up issues will be found in the proceedings page on this site.

2009-03-07 More...

Three Glonass satellites into orbit December 25

Russia put three Glonass navigation satellites into orbit on December 25 from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan and are now up to 20 satellites, lacking 4 to become fully operational.

2008-12-29 More...

Latest GLONASS Birds Fly into Orbit

A Russian Proton rocket carrying three GLONASS satellites successfully lifted off Sep 25th from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, and all three satellites are operating nominally under ground control.

2008-09-26 More...

EU opens bidding on Galileo system.

The European Commission invited bids on Tuesday July 1st for contractors to participate in the construction of the European Union's much delayed Galileo satellite navigation network.

2008-07-02 More...

June 10th 2008 (INS Tutorial on June 9th)

High Precision Navigation and Positioning Conference and INS Tutorial

2008-06-10 Presentations

GIOVE-B successfully launched.

Europe's Galileo space-based navigation system took another step toward fruition with the launch of a second prototype satellite Saturday night, less than a week after the European Parliament approved plans to finance the network with public funds.

2008-04-28 More...

Satellite launched to forecast communication and navigation outages

An experimental Air Force satellite designed to monitor the Earth's ionosphere and foresee impending communication and navigation disruptions was successfully deployed into space Wednesday April 16th by an Orbital Sciences air-launched Pegasus rocket

2008-04-17 More...

Delta 2 rocket carrying a GPS satellite was launched Saturday March 15th, 2008.

The third-generation GPS satellite is about 6 feet by 34 feet and weighs roughly 4,500 pounds. The AP noted, The GPS satellite has a life expectancy of about 8 1/2 years, though the equipment it is replacing is more than 15 years old.

2008-03-17 More...

Russians launch three more navigation satellites

A Proton rocket packed with three new satellites to restore Russia's space-based navigation system to full domestic service bolted into the night sky and flew into orbit Tuesday December 25.

2008-01-02 More...

Final Delta launch of 2007 lofts new GPS satellite

A productive year for the Delta rocket program that launched spacecraft to observe Earth, dig up frozen water on Mars and explore uncharted worlds in the asteroid belt was capped with a successful ascent of a modernized GPS navigation satellite on Thursday afternoon from Cape Canaveral.

2007-12-24 More...

GLONASS A, B and C satellites launched!

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.

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Upgraded satellite launched for the GPS constellation

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

2007-10-20 Read more