First Modernized Gps Satellite Operational

[+PDOP's]

First modernized GPS satellite declared operational

[+Airmapper]

So I should be loking for (14) in the satellite status page?

[+PDOP's]

I believe it will show as #17

 

Navstar GPS Constellation Status

[+blindleader]

I believe it will show as #17

Yep

 

edit: P.S. There seems to be some discrepency between the news report and the status page. It doesn't quote anyone from the program as declaring it "operational" and the USNO's status page says it is "usable" and scheduled to become opertional in 2006. Of course all this information is exquisitely useless to us since none of us has equipment to receive the L2 signal and won't for probably a couple of years.

Edited December 20, 2005 by blindleader

[+Airmapper]

Thanks, I'll look for it.

 

Is this sat useful for current navigation (for civilians) as of now, or do I get the hint it will only work with the new sat system and updated receivers?

[+PDOP's]

Is this sat useful for current navigation (for civilians) as of now, or do I get the hint it will only work with the new sat system and updated receivers?

It'll work with the current receivers.

[flir67]

excellent.. thats the info I was waiting to hear.

 

it showing up yet for anybody?????????

 

good luck

[GeoBobC]

I asked Garmin if the new bird would appear on my 60c; here is the response:

 

"Yes - this will appear just like any other GPS satellite and is fully compatible with the existing system. I am not sure what it's PRN is (the article doesn't mention it either) but it will be in the 1-32 range along with the others".

[+PDOP's]

It'll be #17

 

FWIW the previous satellite which had PRN17 was Satellite PRN/SVN 17/17 Decommissioned on 22 February 2005

 

PRN - Pseudo Random Noise Code

SVN - Space Vehicle Number

Edited December 21, 2005 by PDOP's

[+seether106]

 

it showing up yet for anybody?????????

 

I figured I check on the way home and I picked it up. I'm in Pittsburgh,PA and I had full strength , but it was showing it was SE from me and on the outer ring, which is supposed to be the horizon on my Vista C.

 

Probably won't be any use to those in the mid west and west coast.

[+blindleader]

Probably won't be any use to those in the mid west and west coast.

All the Navstar satellites are in 12 hour orbits.

[+EraSeek]

Is this sat useful for current navigation (for civilians) as of now, or do I get the hint it will only work with the new sat system and updated receivers?

It'll work with the current receivers.

It is my understanding that although it will work with current receivers, the new civilian duel band function will not work without new receiver that are designed to do that.

 

So yes and no.

[+GintsO]

It works!!!

 

Excerpt from almanac:

 

**** Week 330 almanac for PRN-17 ************
ID:                         17
Health:                     0           ( 0 = OK; -1 = Fail)
Eccentricity:                1.71804428100586E-0003
Time of Applicability(s):   2.33472000000000E+0005
Orbital Inclination(rad):    9.60166513919830E-0001
Rate of Right Ascen(r/s):  -7.88604292978334E-0009
SQRT(A) (m^1/2):            5.15357666015625E+0003
Right Ascen at TOA(rad):    2.13981890678406E+0000
Argument of Perigee(rad):   2.67461872100830E+0000
Mean Anom(rad):            -2.42093992233276E+0000
Af0(s):                      4.76837158203125E-0006
Af1(s/s):                    1.09139364212751E-0011
week:                       330

Edited December 22, 2005 by GintsO

[GeoBobC]

I got Sat 17 on my 60C this morning. Strongest signal of all the satellites I was receiving.

[flir67]

nothing for me in nc as of 9am this morning, will try tonight after work.

[flir67]

whats the next old bird to be taken out of service for the next launch in january of the 2nd modernized bird?

 

next launch in jan.

Edited December 22, 2005 by flir67

[+HaLiJuSaPa]

Geobob, I too had 17 as the strongest bird both yesterday and the day before.

 

Seether, I too saw it on my screen as being to the Southeast. I'm just north of NY City, so I'm at about the same latitude as Pittsburgh but about 5-6 degrees longitude further east.