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2. United Kingdom Global Navigation Satellite System - Wikipedia

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   The United Kingdom Global Navigation Satellite System (UK GNSS) was a United Kingdom Space Agency (UKSA) research programme which, between May 2018 and September 2020, developed outline proposals for a United Kingdom (UK) owned and operated conventional satellite navigation system, as a British alternative to the European Union (EU) owned and operated Galileo Global Navigation Satellite System.

3. Satellite navigation - Wikipedia

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   A satellite navigation system with global coverage is termed global navigation satellite system (GNSS). As of 2024 [update] , four global systems are operational: the United States 's Global Positioning System (GPS), Russia 's Global Navigation Satellite System ( GLONASS ), China 's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS), [ 1 ] and the ...

4. Satellite navigation device - Wikipedia

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   Vehicle navigation on a personal navigation assistant Garmin eTrex10 edition handheld. A satellite navigation device or satnav device, also known as a satellite navigation receiver or satnav receiver or simply a GPS device, is a user equipment that uses satellites of the Global Positioning System (GPS) or similar global navigation satellite systems (GNSS).

5. Galileo (satellite navigation) - Wikipedia

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   In August 2018, the UK stated that it would look into creating a competing satellite navigation system to Galileo post-Brexit. [94] In December 2018, British Prime Minister Theresa May announced that the UK would no longer seek to reclaim the investment, and Science Minister Sam Gyimah resigned over the matter. [95]

6. British space programme - Wikipedia

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   However, on 25 September 2020, The Daily Telegraph reported that the United Kingdom Global Navigation Satellite System project had been scrapped. The project, deemed unnecessary and too expensive, would be replaced with a new project exploring alternative ways to provide satellite navigation services. [11]

7. Category:Satellites of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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8. Ariel programme - Wikipedia

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   Ariel was a British satellite research programme conducted between the early 1960s and 1980s. Six satellites were launched as part of the programme, starting with the first British satellite, Ariel 1, which was launched on 26 April 1962, and concluding with the launch of Ariel 6 on 2 June 1979.

9. Aerospace industry in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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   Galileo satellite navigation system, intended to rival the American GPS system, was until 2021 supported by the United Kingdom. The UK involvement ceased upon Britain's exit from the EU. Disaster Monitoring Constellation, a five satellite constellation with the first satellite being launched in 2002, to monitor disasters around the globe. Every ...