A Global Positioning System (GPS)
message indexing issue was recently identified that affects a limited
number of active GPS IIF satellites, but does not degrade the
accuracy of the GPS signal received by users around the globe, Air Force officials said on Monday.
The
result is an occasional broadcast not in accordance with U.S.
technical specifications. The issue appears to be related to
the ground software that builds and uploads messages transmitted by
the GPS constellation during regular system operations, although the
Air Force continues to investigate all possible causes.
Although the issue was brought to light in the last few days, a close examination of archived GPS message data reveals that the message indexing error has gone unnoticed since 2013. Air Force Space Command has implemented a workaround to prevent further message indexing violations and is taking steps to permanently correct the error.
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