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June, 23rd 2004: Delta/GPS 2R-12 launched Finally winning the battle over Florida's summertime weather after three earlier losses, a Boeing Delta 2 rocket roared to space Wednesday and deployed a Global Positioning System military navigation satellite in a mission dedicated to the memory of President Ronald Reagan. Controllers will maneuver the GPS 2R-12 satellite into the Plane F, Slot 4 position of the constellation. That slot is currently held by the GPS 2A-16 satellite, which was launched on November 22, 1992 and has long surpassed its design life.
March, 21st 2003: Delta/GPS 2R-11 launched The 50th Global Positioning System satellite rose to space!
December, 21st 2003: Delta/GPS 2R-10 launched With a flash of blinding light, a $45 million replacement craft began its thunderous trek toward the U.S. military's Global Positioning System constellation Sunday morning aboard a Boeing Delta 2 rocket.
June, 4th 2003: 1923 GMT: Site: Plesetsk. Launcher: SL-08. International Number(s): 2003-023A. COSMOS 2398. A military navigation satellite.
June, 3rd 2003: Chinese Navigation Satellite in Position China has successfully nudged a Beidou navigation and positioning satellite into Earth-synchronous orbit over the equator on June 3. The Xi'an Satellite Monitoring Center, located in the capital of Northwest.
May, 26th 2003: Deal finally achieved to fund European navigation system! Plans to develop the European Galileo satellite navigation network are finally one step closer to reality after the nations contributing to the project reached an agreement on funding.
March, 31st 2003 2209 GMT: GPS 2R-9 Launched! Also called NAVSTAR 52, and probably will be listed as SVN 45. The NAVSTAR Global Positioning System 2R-9 spacecraft rode a three-stage version of Boeing's workhorse Delta 2 rocket from launch pad 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. Liftoff occurred 15 minutes late -- as the day's available window was closing at 5:09 p.m. EST -- due to Range Safety issues.
January, 29th 2003 1806 GMT: GPS 2R-8 Launched! Liftoff of the Boeing Delta 2 rocket launching spacecraft to replenish the U.S. military Global Positioning System. The satellite will boost itself into the GPS constellation in the coming days to begin an accelerated checkout period by ground controllers. The craft should begin providing navigation signals to users around the world on February 17, if all goes well.
25 December 2002 0737 GMT: Russia launched three Glonass satellites to enhance its degraded navigation system. Site: Baikonur/Tyuratam. Launcher: SL-12. International Number(s): 2002-060A/B/C
October, 30th 2002: GPS LAUNCH ON HOLD AFTER DELTA 2 ROCKET DAMAGED A Boeing Delta 2 rocket was damaged in a freak accident last week as workers attached a Global Positioning System satellite to the booster at Cape Canaveral's launch pad 17B. The mishap will delay GPS launch at least a month and has the potential of also pushing back the January launch of NASA's fourth Great Observatory.
October, 10th 2002: Final Program for AVIGEN conference in Maastrichts, NL at 28 - 29 November 2002.
May, 30th 2002: During ENC-GNSS 2002, a "Best Presentation Award" was introduced. The award was presented on the last day of the conference.
The winner was Assisting Professor Christian Tiberius from the University of Delft, the Netherlands. This was the verdict of the Award Committee:
The winner is someone who has:
The Nordic Institute of Navigation congratulates Mr.Tiberius with the award, and hopes the free conference fee for ENC2003 will come well in hand. We hereby challenge people who intend to give a presentation during ENC2003 to aim for the award, thus hopefully bringing the outcome of the conference to a higher level.
Cdr. Petter Lunde, Royal Norwegian Navy Navigation Centre, Chairman of the Best Presentation Award Committee 2002
March, 26th 2002: Green light for Galilelo project. European transport ministers agree to fund 1.1 billion euros to move from the design phase into space. The final roll-out of Galileo will require substantial further funds.
March, 18th 2002: Galileo Press Conference from 13.30 until 14.30 at Residence Palace Salle Maelbeek Rue de la Loi 155 1040 Brussels
March, 17th 2002: GRACE launched at 0921 GMT from Plesetsk. Gravity Recovery And Climate Experiment. Also nicknamed Tom and Jerry. Because of the variations in the density of the Earth's substances, they have different gravity attractions. These two satellites will try and sort all of that out and thus also improve navigation accuracy.
March, 11th 2002: "Call for Papers" AVIGEN 2002
March, 9th 2002: EU ministers may approve Galileo later this month
The European Union has rejected renewed criticism from the United States over European plans to establish a network of navigational satellites.
Washington says the proposed EU network, known as Galileo, is unnecessary, because the Americans' own network, the Global Position System or GPS, is already widely available. The US Defence Department has already warned that Galileo could be used by America's enemies. Now the State Department has weighed in as well - it argues there is no need for a new system.
But the EU says it is none of Washington's business. "We don't like monopolies," a spokesman in Brussels said, adding that the Galileo project appears to be on the verge of approval. Navigational satellites have important civilian and military uses. They can pinpoint accurately the geographic position of any object on earth. So, they have obvious strategic value.
The Galileo project has been under a cloud, because some EU countries, led by Germany, have raised questions about its commercial viability. Putting up to 40 satellites in orbit will cost billions of dollars, but there does now seem to be a European consensus that the project should go ahead.
Last year the French President, Jacques Chirac, said failure to proceed with Galileo would eventually turn the EU into an industrial and economic vassal of the United States.
On both sides of the Atlantic, officials have said they hope the two systems will be compatible with one another - if and when Galileo gets off the ground.
Chris Morris, BBC Europe correspondent.
March, 6th 2002: Updated GNSS 2002 programme
March, 1st 2002: Europe's environmental eye soars into orbit. The eagerly awaited launch of ESA's Envisat environmental monitoring satellite took place in Kourou, French Guiana, today at 22:07:59 hrs Kourou time (02:07:59 hrs CET). Envisat's spectacular night-time launch also marked the return to business for Europe's Ariane 5 launcher.
February, 27th 2002:NNF's autumn Conference: Thursday September 19th 2002, Gothenborg, Chalmers Lindholmen, Merchant Marine High School. Conference theme: IMO new regulation for ship borne navigational equipment and standards for simulator training of bridge personnel. See "Conferences" and "Call for Papers".
February, 11th 2002: Programme and electronic registration form at GNSS2002.
February, 11th 2002: New Iridium Launch at 1744 GMT from Vandenberg AFB: Five Iridium satellites were launched today. The numbers are not currently known. This week the USSPACECOM is still calling the owner USA vice Iridium. All satellites have been initially placed in the 'E' plane.
April, 5th 2001: Galileo passes the April, 2001 decision point, but further decisions will be made in late 2001.
In a news release April 5, 2001, the European Union (EU) transport ministers made a decision that means "...that the Member States now have given their support to an action plan, drawn up by the Swedish Presidency. According to the plan the focus is now on defining how the business sector can participate in financing the project and how the project is to be organised. A decision will be taken by the Council in December this year. It is planned that the Galileo project will comprise a global system with some 30 satellites. The system is estimated to be in operation in 2008."
To see this press release in full, and many other related press releases dated April 5, go to www.galileo-pgm.org. You can also try http://www.eu2001.se/eu2001/news
SUBSCRIPTION TO GENESIS' GALILEO NEWSLETTER: GENESIS is a project providing support to the European Commission in Galileo activities. One of the major missions of the project is the communication and dissemination of Galileo-related information. To subscribe to the distribution list of the Genesis bulletin, please visit the GENESIS Website (www.genesis-office.org) and fill in the on-line form.
March, 20th 2001: Web pages will be moved to a Internet Information Server on a Microsoft Advanced Server sometime this spring and then we will also have access control to particular pages for Members Only. Please be patient as this is done on spare time.
January, 30th 2001: GPS Launch at 0755 GMT Site: Kennedy Space Center Launcher: Delta 7925 International Number(s): 2001-004A SSC Name 26690 USA 156. This GPS satellite will fill slot E4, replacing USA 066 which was launched in November 1990. USA 066 is still functional and will be moved to slot E5 as a back-up. USA 156 is also called SVN-54 and GPS IIR-07.
November, 10th 2000: GPS Launch at 1714 GMT Site: Kennedy Space Center Launcher: Delta 7925 International Number(s): 2000-071A SSC Name 26605 USA 154 Replacement GPS satellite. To be place in Plane/Position-F1. The USA 087 satellite currently there will be moved to P/P-F5 as a backup for the current occupant. USA 154 is also referred to as GPS IIR-06, NAVSTAR 49 and SVN-41.
October, 13th 2000: GLONASS Launch at 1412 GMT. Site: Tyuratam. Launcher: SL-11. A replacement launch for the much deteriorated GLONASS system. The 24 satellite system was down to 7 or 8 working satellites. This launch is a start in bringing the system back to health. In a year or so the plan is to replace the 'three year' satellites with the new GLONASS-M 7-8 year models. Then, in mid-decade, the GLONASS-K models will have a 10 year life expectancy.
August, 17th 2000: Discussion Forum implemented and tested on Internet server.
July, 31st 2000: Nordic Institute of Navigation Discussion Forum works on local server, and will be implemented on Internet server later.
July, 27th 2000: Corporate Members database read access implemented, will be updated asap. Ignore Security Check on downloading documents..
July, 11th 2000: Flat panel ECDIS fail. Flat panel monitors for ECDIS failed a test commisioned by the Canadian Hydrographic Service; reprorts Nils Arne Nesbjoerg, Stord/Haugesund College, Norway. His information is from Compuserve, May 2000, page 54. The full report is available on Open Ecdis Forum. Click on "Discussions", then click om "CSWG".
June, 25th 2000: NNF President Bengt Stahl was elected Senior Vice President at IAIN's General Assembly in San Diego, US.
June, 15th 2000: General Assembly (GA) appointed a new Board (see Board).GA further decided that NNF's homepage for the future will be written in English.
27 mai 2000: Foredragene fra ECDIS konferansen i Stockholm fjernet fra hjemmesiden. Eventuelle trengende kan henvende seg Generalsekretæren
1. mai 2000: Selective Availability (SA) er slått av. Ved midnatt GMT ble SA slått av etter ordre fra President Clinton. Hans ordre er godkjent av Kongressen.
25. april 2000: Foredragene fra ECDIS konferansen i Stockholm 12 april lagt ut på Members Only side.
27. mars 2000: Tidsskriftet lagt ut på Members Only side.
9. mars 2000: Generalsekretæren instruert i å legge nyheter ut på Internett. Inge Bjart Torkildsen tar på seg oppgave som Webmaster.
2. mars 2000: NNF er tildelt GNSS 2002 og domenenavn er bestilt for å lage sider ala GNSS 2000
29. februar 2000: NNF sine første hjemmesider lagt ut på Internett.
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