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January 22, 2013

AFRL Selects Surrey Satellite US to Evaluate Small Satellite Approach to GPS
Englewood, CO (SPX) Jan 22, 2013
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has selected Surrey Satellite Technology US LLC (SST-US) to investigate cost reduction and augmentation of the current GPS constellation through the application of the small satellite approach. AFRL has contracted SST-US to identify and analyze how small satellites can improve aspects of GPS system performance such as accuracy, coverage, and robustness at costs far below those of past procurements. SST-US will examine how constellations of smaller sat ... read more

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