Model Forum / General / Rockets / May 2008

Bellevue, WA (PRWEB) May 15, 2008 -- GPSFlight, the leader in
high-performance, miniature wireless GPS telemetry, is pleased to
announce the delivery of the ST900, the next generation long range
telemetry transmitter. The ST900 delivers new levels of performance and
greater system integration capabilities than other devices in its class.
The ST900 has been designed to deliver faster satellite lock times,
excellent performance in deep foliage, and is even able to maintain GPS
lock indoors in many buildings.

The ST900 telemetry transmitter features include:

    * Small form factor 75mm x 52mm x 20mm for a multitude of mounting
options
    * 50 Channel WAAS GPS with fast first time to fix generally less
than 29 seconds
    * -160 db GPS sensitivity for indoor coverage (in many cases)
    * Long battery life - runs more the 12 hours on 4 AA batteries
    * Input Voltage from 4VDC to 12VDC
    * Integrated 17 bit temperature compensated digital altimeter
    * Programming wizard software simplifies field firmware updates,
and programming of large groups of units

GPSFlight customer John McAtee, uses the ST900 to track experimental
sounding rocket flights in order to see real-time performance while the
vehicle is in flight, and to aid in recovery. John was one of the first
to use the ST900 for such a difficult tracking task. "This thing rocks!"
says John. "The ST900 outperformed my expectations, providing real-time
data on a rocket flight subject to high G-forces."

Using cutting edge components such as the uBlox 5 chipset enables low
power, but very high performance GPS tracking, and this combined with
our CPU creates delivers incredible performance in such a small, yet
reliable and inexpensive package. Craig Kairis, CEO of GPSFlight, was
extremely pleased with the ST900's performance in this dynamic test,
which Mr. Kairis says is much more extreme than most customers. "We
spent lots of time talking to our customers about what they needed in
this next generation transmitter" says Mr. Kairis. "Using cutting edge
components such as the uBlox 5 chipset enables low power, but very high
performance GPS tracking, and this combined with our CPU creates
delivers incredible performance in such a small, yet reliable and
inexpensive package."

About GPSFlight:
GPSFlight advanced telemetry provides the most cost effective, long
range GPS tracking solution available in the market today. The company
develops and manufactures telemetry hardware and software that delivers
a complete communication solution allowing customer to ealisly set up a
license-free wireless network without the need and cost of cellular or
satellite communications. GPSFlight technology is used worldwide to
track assets, people, vehicles, planes, and even icebergs near the
Arctic Circle to help measure the affect of climate change. GPSFlight
utilizes 902 to 928 unlicensed frequencies which allow more flexible
tracking at a fraction of the cost of cellular or satellite. GPSFlight
customers include commercial, military, and recreational companies
worldwide. For more information please visit www.gpsflight.com.

Contact:
Craig Kairis
CEO
425- 653-2477
Email: craig(at)gpsflight.com

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