SpaceX launched a new GPS satellite to orbit for the US military, continuing an effort to bolster a constellation of global positioning and navigation satellites that underpin smartphone apps ...

The Global Positioning System started out decades ago as a satellite-based network for military location and navigation, but in the past few years it’s spawned a host of civilian applications ...

The fifth GPS 2F satellite was launched in February and will enter the active constellation later this month. The 2F-6 satellite launched Friday will be operational in about one month, if all goes ...

SpaceX will launch an advanced GPS satellite today (May 30) on record-breaking short notice, and you can watch the action live. A Falcon 9 rocket is set to lift off from Cape Canaveral Space Force ...

Fitness apps and the power of live satellite tracking have allowed runners, cyclists and others to draw hearts, animals, birthday wishes — and even homages to Vermeer — across their local ...

Space Vehicles 1-10 have a planned mission life of about 15 years – 25 percent longer than their satellite predecessors. Yet that bragging right begs the question “How long should a satellite ‘live’ ...

Look for a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to take flight today at 7:52 p.m. from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Welcome to FLORIDA TODAY Space Team live coverage of tonight’s SpaceX RRT-1 mission ...

One dedicated fan just gave the PSP a second life as a working GPS. Nearly 20 years later, the handheld is showing live maps, ...

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 ...

This page features the latest satellite and radar composite imagery for Tropical Storm Hilary, which will impact Southern California Sunday into Monday. This map will move from time to time to ...

The satellite will further experiment with on-orbit re-programable capability, essentially allowing NTS-3 to broadcast GPS signals in different, frequently changing waveform guises like a software ...

A 19-story Atlas 5 rocket launched the new GPS satellite into orbit Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 1:21 p.m. EDT (1721 GMT), in a flawless 50th flight for the unmanned Atlas 5 ...