SUBJ: GPS STATUS 09 NOV 90 1. SATELLITES, PLANES AND CLOCKS (CS=CESIUM RB=RUBIDIUM): SLOTS MAY NOT BE FINAL UNTIL AFTER 21-SATELLITE REPHASING. A. BLOCK I : PRNS 3, 6, 9, 11, 12, 13 PLANE : SLOT C4, A3, A2, C3, A1, C1 CLOCK : RB, RB, RB, CS, CS, CS B. BLOCK II: PRNS 2, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 15 PLANE : SLOT B3, E1, E3, D3, F3, A4, B2, E2, D2 CLOCK : CS, CS, RB, CS, CS, CS, CS, CS, CS 2. CURRENT ADVISORIES (ADV) AND FORECASTS (FCST): INFORMATION IS REPEATED FOR SEVEN DAYS AFTER EVENT CONCLUDES NANU MSG DATE/TIME PRN TYPE SUMMARY 231-90306 021657Z NOV 90 PRN2 FCST REVOKE NANU# 229-90303 232-90306 022103Z NOV 90 PRN6 ADV UNUSABLE 306/2008-306/2113 233-90310 061045Z NOV 90 PRN6 ADV UNUSABLE 310/0925-310/0939 234-90311 071330Z NOV 90 PRN9 ADV UNUSABLE 311/0900-311/0934 235-90311 071945Z NOV 90 PRN6 ADV UNUSABLE 311/1741-311/1800 236-90311 072200Z NOV 90 PRN6 ADV UNUSABLE 311/2100-311/2140 237-90312 081200Z NOV 90 PRN6 ADV UNUSABLE 312/0712-312/0725 238-90313 091442Z NOV 90 PRN18 FCST UNUSABLE 317/0214-318/0214 3. REMARKS: A. REF NANU #057-90088: IMPLEMENTATION OF STANDARD POSITIONING SERVICE: THE CURRENT GPS CONSTELLATION BEGAN BROADCASTING NAVIGATION MESSAGES AT ACCURACY LEVELS CONSISTENT WITH STANDARD POSITIONING SERVICE ON 25 MAR 90. GPS IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE DECLARED FULLY OPERATIONAL UNTIL 1993. ANY GPS USERS ARE OPERATING AT THEIR OWN RISK. B. REF NANU #218-90288: LAUNCH INFORMATION: PRN15 WAS LAUNCHED ON DAY 274 (1 OCT 90) AT 2156 UTC. PRN15 WAS SET USABLE ON DAY 288 (15 OCT 90) AT APPROXIMATELY 0039 UTC. ALTHOUGH PRN15 IS USABLE FOR NAVIGATION AND TIMING, THE SATELLITE HAS NOT BEEN DECLARED OPERATIONAL AND IS UNDERGOING TESTING THAT MAY RESULT IN PRN15 BEING SET UNUSABLE WITHOUT ADVANCE NOTIFICATION. C. REF NANU #225-90297: UPDATE TO REPOSITIONING SCHEDULE: THE SATELLITES WHICH BEGAN REPOSITIONING EARLIER THIS YEAR WILL CONTINUE GRADUAL CHANGES TO THEIR ORBITAL POSITIONS UNTIL REPOSITIONING TERMINATE DATES AS SHOWN BELOW: PRN TERMINATE TENTATIVE OUTAGE WINDOWS (UTC) ACTUAL 16 6 SEP 90 FINAL MANEUVER 249/0256-250/0256 249/0326-249/0939 21 2 OCT 90 STATION KEEPNG 275/0000-276/0000 275/0017-275/0942 13 4 OCT 90 FINAL MANEUVER 277/1532-278/1532 277/1610-278/0115 3 15 OCT 90 FINAL MANEUVER 288/1917-289/1917 288/1925-289/0330 11 26 OCT 90 FINAL MANEUVER 299/1708-300/1708 299/1740-299/2345 14 30 OCT 90 FINAL MANEUVER 303/0108-304/0108 303/0156-303/0713 18 13 NOV 90 SLOW DOWN 317/0214-318/0214 2 19 NOV 90 FINAL MANEUVER 323/0926-324/0926 18 10 DEC 90 FINAL MANEUVER 344/0029-345/0029 19 19 DEC 90 SLOW DOWN 353/1904-354/1904 19 10 JAN 90 FINAL MANEUVER 010/0014-011/0014 D. REF NANU #230-90305: PRN20 UNRELIABLE: ON DAY 304 (31 OCT 90) FROM 0600 TO 1000 UTC, PRN20 WAS HEALTHY HOWEVER NAVIGATION AND TIMING DATA WAS UNRELIABLE. USER RANGE ACCURACY ESTIMATES WERE NOT VALID AND TIME AND POSITIONING DATA SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION. E. REF NANU #231-90306: CANCEL PRN2 OUTAGE: THE PRN2 OUTAGE FORECAST FOR DAY 309 HAS BEEN CANCELED. NANU #229-90303 IS REVOKED. 4. POINT OF CONTACT: MAJ FAUVER AT (719)550-6379.