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Historic Interface Control Documents

Current versions of the Interface Control Documents, along with explanations of each one, are on the Interface Control Documents page. Go there

This page provides older versions of GPS Interface Control Documents (ICDs), Interface Specifications (ISs), and Interface Revision Notices (IRNs) for historical reference purposes.

The documents on this page are no longer active for new design.

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IS-GPS-200

• IS-GPS-200H, Mar 2014 (1.9 MB PDF)
  • IRN-IS-200H-001, Mar 2016 (321.9 KB PDF)
  • IRN-IS-200H-002, Mar 2016 (292.8 KB PDF)
  • IRN-IS-200H-003, Jul 2016 (618.2 KB PDF)
  • IS-GPS-200H + IRNs 001, 002, & 003, Jul 2016 (1.5 MB)
  • IRN-IS-200H-004A, Jan 2017 (693.2 KB)
  • IRN-IS-200H-005, May 2017 (774.1 KB)
  • IRN-IS-200H-006, Jan 2018 (358.6 KB)
• IS-GPS-200G, Jan 2013 (2.3 MB PDF)
• IS-GPS-200F, Mar 2012 (1.6 MB PDF)
  • IRN-IS-200F-001, Apr 2012 (151.4 KB PDF)
• IS-GPS-200E, Jun 2010 (2.3 MB PDF)
• IS-GPS-200D + IRN-200D-001, Mar 2006 (989.6 KB PDF)
• ICD-GPS-200C + IRN-200C-004, Apr 2000 (515.8 KB PDF)

Versions prior to Revision D were designated as ICDs.

IS-GPS-705

• IS-GPS-705D, Mar 2014 (1.5 MB)
  • IRN-IS-705D-001, Mar 2016 (449.5 KB)
  • IRN-IS-705D-002, Jul 2016 (470.2 KB)
  • IRN-IS-705D-003A, Jan 2017 (318.4 KB)
  • IRN-IS-705D-004, May 2017 (745 KB)
  • IRN-IS-705D-005, Jan 2018 (332 KB)
• IS-GPS-705C, Jan 2013 (1.3 MB PDF)
• IS-GPS-705B, Mar 2012 (1.6 MB PDF)
  • IRN-IS-705B-001, Apr 2012 (118.6 KB PDF)
• IS-GPS-705A, Jun 2010 (1.5 MB PDF)
• IS-GPS-705 + IRN-705-003, Sep 2005 (586.6 KB PDF)

IS-GPS-800

• IS-GPS-800D, Mar 2014 (2.5 MB)
  • IRN-IS-800D-001, Mar 2016 (362.6 KB)
  • IRN-IS-800D-002, Mar 2016 (291.5 KB)
  • IRN-IS-800D-003, May 2017 (667.8 KB)
• IS-GPS-800C, Jan 2013 (3.8 MB PDF)
• IS-GPS-800B, Mar 2012 (4.6 MB PDF)
  • IRN-IS-800B-001, Apr 2012 (213 KB PDF)
• IS-GPS-800A, Jun 2010 (3.8 MB PDF)
• IS-GPS-800, Sep 2008 (794.2 KB PDF)

ICD-GPS-240

• ICD-GPS-240A, Jan 2010 (2.2 MB)
  • IRN-240A-002, Sep 2016 (1.1 MB)
  • IRN-240A-003, Jan 2018 (854.9 KB)
  • IRN-240A-004, Jan 2018 (1.2 MB)
• ICD-GPS-240, Oct 2004

ICD-GPS-870

• ICD-GPS-870B, Oct 2013 (2.3 MB>
  • IRN-870B-001, Mar 2017 (2 MB)
  • IRN-870B-002, Jan 2018 (1 MB)
  • IRN-870B-003, Jan 2018 (1.4 MB)
• ICD-GPS-870A, Nov 2011 (834.6 KB PDF)

The Air Force did not release the original ICD-GPS-870 to the public but did release a document comparing it with ICD-GPS-870A. Download 409 KB PDF

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