Profile overview
Who is Richard Schwartz?
Richard Schwartz is an inventor associated with United States. Their documented work in communications hardware includes Radiation-hardened, long-life GPS satellite design, the contribution at the center of this evidence-backed profile.
Richard Schwartz led Rockwell's GPS satellite program and designed a spacecraft able to survive the upper Van Allen belt while maintaining the uniform antenna power required for navigation. The platform exceeded its three-year design target and operated for more than nine years, helping make a durable global satellite constellation economically possible.
What did Richard Schwartz invent?
Designed the radiation-resistant GPS spacecraft platform that kept early navigation satellites operating far beyond specification.
What did Richard Schwartz accomplish?
Schwartz's ruggedized spacecraft design kept first-generation GPS satellites working three times longer than their required service life.
What is known about Richard Schwartz today?
Frequency Electronics' 2025 annual report lists Schwartz on its board of directors for the annual meeting held on 8 October 2025.
