Last fall he was ready to unveil it as a 288-satellite system very much like Iridium.
Having LORAN in reserve makes the GPS satellite system a less attractive target for terrorists, they say.
One of those TiVo-like devices was the set top box supplied to users of the Dish satellite system.
Scientists at NASA, as well as the designer of the federal weather satellite system, have expressed serious doubts.
Among such programs are the B-2 bomber, research and development funding for an anti-satellite system, and the C-17.
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Projects up for debate include Europe's continued participation in the space station and the development of a major new weather satellite system.
What HGTV has been able to do is to deliver its content via the Internet as opposed to a cable or satellite system.
General Motors could build a powerful wireless data network with its OnStar satellite system, but it says OnStar will remain ISP-neutral for now.
The Lennon Bus is a hi-tech mobile recording studio that includes Pro Audio, HD video recording, the NewTek TriCaster 850 Extreme and the TodoCast-provided satellite system.
The three fishermen's vessel didn't have an Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon, which transmits a distress signal anywhere in the world through a satellite system, the navy said.
Both spacecraft make use of the US space agency's Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS) to speak to the ground and controllers do not want any conflicts.
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So when this tag popped off, the satellite system that it talks to was able to pinpoint its location, and that was the spot that was about 25 miles off Point Conception.
The report calls for accelerating the use of the global positioning satellite system (GPS) in U.S. airspace and ultimately linking GPS and the air traffic control system to provide better and safer separation for planes flying in the United States.
David Begg, chairman of the government's Commission for Integrated Transport, called this week for the government to introduce a nationwide satellite system of charging with tolls ranging from 2p a mile on rural roads to 50p on the most congested urban roads.
She said that US diplomats and scientists should ensure that the Global Positioning System should become the world's standard satellite navigation system.
It's always nice to see an old tech stage a comeback and this time it's happening around the coasts of Europe, with nine low-frequency radio transmitters substituting for GPS' satellite-based system. eLoran's radiowave-based system is stronger than satellite signals and less jammable, based on the Loran system that was previously used for shipping navigation by both the British and US navy over 50 years ago.
Others say that only Galileo, Europe's planned satellite navigation system, will give the accuracy required.
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The satellite GPS system will give pilots and controllers the exact locations of planes and how near they are to each other.
Finally, the U.S. and Australia have agreed to partner in the deployment of the Wideband Global Satellite Communications system (WGS).
Take the arguments for building an expensive EU satellite navigation system, Galileo.
Air Force F-15E fighter jets will launch the new weapon, which would find its target either by a laser or satellite guidance system.
In December, U.S. officials began discussing with Algeria the possibility that it might acquire its own satellite surveillance system to monitor terrorist movements in southern Algeria.
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Gulfstream's fastest private jet, the G550, features wireless LAN and a satellite communications system for telephone calls, plus there's a DVD player, two LCD screens and temperature control within the cabin.
Yene says he gave Herman money -- in one instance, cash in an envelope -- in return for her influence, including helping someone secure an FCC license for a satellite telephone system.
Pictured at left above, Easton started working at the Naval Research Laboratory in 1943, and later helped develop MINITRACK, the very first satellite tracking system, which in turn led to the concept Easton dubbed TIMATION (short for "time navigation").
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To be told by T-Mobile that even if there is some weird glitch in the satellite phone system instituted by the cruise line, that my problem is with THE OTHER CELL-PHONE COMPANY and not T-Mobile, is the height of arrogance and shoddy treatment of their customers.
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The Asian country is also deploying its own satellite-navigation system known as BeiDou, or Compass.
This satellite-based system has been developed in America, but nearly all the software is British.
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That has already happened with weather data and with America's GPS satellite-navigation system that was opened for full commercial use a decade ago.
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