Session A10: Satellite Navigation (SatNav) System Experimentation: NTS-3

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Date: Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Time: 10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Location: Meeting Room 1-3

Session Chairs:

Kalyn Jones 746th Test Squadron	Dr. Olukayode K. Okusaga JHU/APL

10:50 a.m.	NTS-3 Signal Quality On-Orbit Measurements: Joanna Hinks, AFRL; Stephen Stoyanov, L3H; Renee Yazdi, Canyon; Gary Okerson, The MITRE Corporation; Craig Pollock, Canyon; Brittany Wells, AFRL
11:10 a.m.	NTS-3 Advanced Signals Experiments: Results from Early Experimentation and Testing: Jon Anderson, Canyon; Joe Rushanan, MITRE; Phil Dafesh, The Aerospace Corporation; Nate DeVilbiss, Canyon; Joanna Hinks, Air Force Research Lab
11:30 a.m.	Navigation Technology Satellite 3 (NTS-3) User Equipment Experimentation Update: Eric Vinande, Brittany Wells, Joanna Hinks, Mark Carroll, Jason Pontious, Jessica Belzer, Air Force Research Lab; Sanjeev Gunawardena, Air Force Institute of Technology; Andrew Hagen, Leo Bremer, MITRE; Jason Drotar, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division; Aaron Kerkhoff, University of Texas, Applied Research Lab
11:50 a.m.	Early Performance Assessment of the Cion Weak Signal GNSS Payload on NTS-3: Yoaz Bar-Sever, Angie Dorsey, Garth Franklin, Kameron Larsen, Mark Miller, Jeff Tien, Larry Young, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, and Waiman Baccay, L3Harris Technologies Inc.
Alternate
1.	The Aerospace System Test Receiver Asset: Philip A. Dafesh, Terry Ferret, and Eugene Grayver, The Aerospace Corporation

12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m., Attendee Lunch Served in Exhibit Hall (First Floor)

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