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Rockwell Manpack Global Positioning System (GPS) Receiver
Item Details
Model Number: AN/PSN-8
Manufactured: 1980
Description:
First man-portable Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver weighing about 17 lbs, designed to be carried on a rucksack or strapped to vehicles.
First man-portable Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver weighing about 17 lbs, designed to be carried on a rucksack or strapped to vehicles.
Item History:
Developed by Rockwell Collins. Single-channel receiver that sequentially tracked four GPS satellites. Could load cryptographic code for Precise Positioning Service. Used in early GPS missile integrations like CALCM and SLAM.
Developed by Rockwell Collins. Single-channel receiver that sequentially tracked four GPS satellites. Could load cryptographic code for Precise Positioning Service. Used in early GPS missile integrations like CALCM and SLAM.
Additional Images
Back view
Soldier wearing device
Supporting Documentation
Location/Ownership: Smithsonian National Museum of American History
Submission Author: Sheryl Mikkola, Rockwell Collins
ION Museum
Advancing Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT)
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