Re: GPS 2R-M1 FINALLY LAUNCHED

Sam (or others):

When should I chuck my WAAS capable retail GPSs and begin the quest for even
more accuracy?

The GPS 2R group of satellites is getting pretty well populated now. Do
they offer additional (and affordable) civilian signals? If so, when? Has
any manufacturer indicated a new model, or is the 2R group offering more
WAAS signals?

GPS 2F group - the first to be launched in 2007. Any ideas of additional
civilian abilities? I guess that's far enough away from completion that I
won't worry about becoming obsolete in the meantime.

Thanks


"Sam Wormley" <swormley1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:efVZe.403703$xm3.187367@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> September 26, 2005
>
> GPS 2R-M1 FINALLY LAUNCHED
>
> Read all details about this launch at:
>
> http://spaceflightnow.com/delta/d313a/status.html
>
> See related press releases at:
>
> http://www.spacewar.com/news/gps-05zzzzd.html
>
> http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2005/q3/nr_050925s.html


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