SGPS RECEIVERS


Manufacturer

Model

Channels / Frequencies / Codes


Alcatel-Sel (AdaIC)

ALCATEL-SEL(D)

6 / L1 / C/A

Alcatel SEL AG/Transport Automation Division

TS IMVF PO Box 400749

Stuttgart, D-70430, Germany

Tel. +49 711 82149154

Fax +49 711 82149156


Allen Osborne Associates, Inc.

TurboStar

8 / L1, L2 / codeless

756 Lakefield Road

(P/N 8590400 or

Westlake Village, Calif.

P/N 8490455)

U.S.A. 91361

Tel. (805) 495-8420

Fax (805) 373-6067

e-mail: aoa@netcom.com


Radio Amateur Satellite Corp. (AMSAT-NA)

Phase 3D

6 / L1 / C/A

850 Sligo Avenue, Suite 600

Silver Springs, Maryland, U.S.A.

Tel. (301) 589-6062

Fax (301) 608-3410


Ashtech Inc.

3DF upgrade

24 / L1 / C/A

1170 Kifer Road

P-12 upgrade

12 / L1, L2 / C/A, P*

Sunnyvale, Calif.

OEM upgrade

12 / L1 / C/A

U.S.A. 94086

Tel. (408) 524-1400

Fax (408) 524-1500


European Space Agency

GNSS receiver

12 / L1, L2 / C/A, P

ESA-ESTEC, Earth Observation Preparatory Programme

Noordwijk, The Netherlands, NL-2200 AG

AND

Institute of Satellite Navigation

Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering

University of Leeds

Leeds, West Yorkshire

England LS2 9JT

Tel. 44 0 113 233 2000

Fax 44 0 113 233 2032


Goddard Space Flight Center

unnamed to-date

24 / L1 / C/A

Code 745

(based on the GEC Plessey chipset)

Greenbelt, Maryland, U.S.A.


Hitachi

GPSR

5 / L1 / C/A


Magnavox

GPSPAC

2 / L1, L2 / C/A, P


Mayflower Communications Company, Inc.

RGR 6000 (slated for spaceborne applications; however, it is not certified at this time)

6, 12, or 18 / carrier phase / C/A

900 Middlesex Turnpike, Bldg. 8

Billerica, Mass.

U.S.A. 01821

Tel. (508) 436-9600

Fax (508) 436-9988


Motorola

GPSDR

6 / L1, L2 / C/A, P*

Explorer

12 / L1 / C/A or P*

Government Space Systems

Monarch

6 to 24 / L1, L2 / C/A, P*

8201 East McDowell Road MD: H2242

P.O. Box 1417, Scottsdale, Ariz.

U.S.A. 85257-1417

Tel. 1-800-626-6626

Tel. (602) 441-6803

Fax (602) 441-6777

Government and Systems Technology Group

Viceroy

12 / L1 / C/A

2501 S. Price Road

Chandler, Ariz.

U.S.A. 85248-2899

Tel. (602) 732-3690


NASA

MicroGPS

--

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Tracking Systems and Applications Section

and

Goddard Space Flight Center

Guidance and Control Branch


Rockwell - Collins Avionics and Communications Division

AST V

6 (4 cont., 2 seq.) / L1 or L2 / C/A or P

Dept. 120-130

3M upgrade

5 / L1 or L2 / C/A or P*

350 Collins Road N.E

Spaceborne 5-ch

5 / L1 or L2 / C/A or P

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

--

2 (seq. track.) / L1 or L2 / C/A or P

U.S.A. 52498-0120

Tel. (800) 321-2223

Tel. (319) 295-5100

Fax (319) 295-4777

E-mail: cacd@cacd.rockwell.com


Sextant Avionique

TOPSTAR 300

8 / L1 / C/A

25 rue Jules Vedrines

a new advanced receiver is also in development

Valence Cedex

France F-26027

Tel. 33 75798740

Fax 33 75798869


Space Systems/Loral

Tensor

9 / L1 / C/A

3825 Fabian Way

Palo Alto, Calif.

U.S.A. 94303

Tel. (415) 852-5539

Fax (415) 852-4940


Spectrum Astro

AstroNav

48 / L1, L2 / C/A, P-codeless

1440 North Fiesta Boulevard

Gilbert, Arizona

U.S.A. 85233

Tel. (602) 892-8200

Fax (602) 892-2949


Texas Instruments

SNR

1 active MUX (tracks 4 SVs) / L1, L2 / Y, C/A

ASNR

6 / L1, L2 / Y, C/A, AS/SA


Trimble Navigation

Vector

6 / L1 / C/A

645 North Mary Avenue,

TANS Quadrex

6 / L1 / C/A

PO Box 3642

TANS II upgrade

6 / L1 / C/A

Sunnyvale, Calif.

U.S.A. 94088-3642

Tel. (408) 481-7808

Fax (408) 481-7781

* AS/SA option.



Look for the inclusion of detailed receiver specifications in the near future.

This list was developed from a table in Munjal, P., W. Feess, and M. Ananda (1992). "A review of spaceborne applications of GPS." Proceedings of ION GPS-92, The Institute of Navigation, Albuquerque, New Mex., U.S.A., 16-18 Sept., pp. 813-823.


Due to the rapid developments in the field of spaceborne GPS and the aerospace industry in general, any comments, information or corrections pertaining to information on this site are welcome and encouraged.