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Article: Stronger, More Precise Signals From GPS Constellation Bring Promise Of Enhanced Commercial Opportunity.(Global Positioning System)(Air Force launched next-generation GPS satellites)
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- Satellite News
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- February 6, 2006
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Stronger, more reliable, and loaded with commercial possibilities: That's what's the next generation of GPS - dubbed L2C - is all about. That was the news delivered by Deputy Director of Commerce David Sampson at the half-day conference, "Next-Generation GPS for Enhanced Business Productivity," Jan. 26 in Washington, D.C.
"In September 2005, the Air Force successfully launched the first in a series of next-generation GPS satellites," Sampson told the audience at the event sponsored by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. "The satellite was declared operational in December and now broadcasts a second civilian signal that enables significant increases in accuracy ...