lockheed martin GPS satellites built to last

This month marks the 10th year anniversary of Lockheed Martin-Built GPS Satellites’ on orbit operation.

This specific satellite was the third of GPS Block IIR which was launched in October 7th 1999. There are 29 more of these on orbit providing situational awareness and weapon guidance for the military, as well as support for civil, scientific and commercial functions – including air traffic control, ATM banking, and the Internet.

Next generation GPS satellites are called GPS III block and these will support anti-jam capabilities. The first of these new GPS satellites is supposed to launch in 2014.

lockheed martin GPS satellites built to last

TomTom XL 335S

TomTom has a brand new model out called TomTom XL 335S. XL 335S will have a 4.3″ screen and cost $240. It will offer TomTom’s IQ routes technology and have a lane assistance feature. IQ Routes is the feature that takes historical driving data into consideration when calculating your set of directions.

Here are the full set of features of TomTom XL 335S:

• Complete maps of the US and Canada
• Spoken instructions, including street and place names
• Seven million points of interest
• TomTom Map Share to lest users modify street names, street direction, and even points of interest and benefit from corrections made by others
• TomTom Help Me! to access to safety and emergency services
• New user menu with updated GUI
• EasyPort mount
• TomTom HOME, the free desktop application to keep users’ devices up-to-date at
  all times.

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