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In the night between 17 to 18 September 2024 at 00:50 am (Brussels time), two new Galileo satellites were successfully placed in orbit, as part of the completion of the deployment of the Galileo constellation.

ESA: successful launch of two new Galileo satellites

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In the night between 17 to 18 September 2024 at 00:50 am (Brussels time), two new Galileo satellites were successfully placed in orbit.

In the night between Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 April 2024, at 2:34 CEST, two new Galileo satellites were successfully placed in orbit, as part of the completion of the deployment of the Galileo constellation.

Two new Galileo satellites for more robust and reliable space services

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In the night between Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 April 2024, at 2:34 CEST, two new Galileo satellites were successfully placed in orbit, as part of the completion of the deployment of the Galileo constellation.

EWSS is an upcoming service of the Galileo constellation, which will be disseminating alert messages directly to the population of areas threatened by a looming natural or manmade disaster. More specifically, the Galileo satellites will be transmitting to smartphones, or to any other navigation devices able to receive Galileo signals (through a chipset), information related to the hazard (such as type of hazard, its severity, time of onset and expected duration, the targeted area) and instructions to follow depending on the area the user is located at. The alert content will be generated by national authorities and transmitted to Galileo for broadcast.

Galileo Emergency Warning Satellite Service (EWSS) is underway

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EWSS will become a strategic asset to support the policies of the European Union and of its Member States in the field of disaster management.

Full production has begun on the six Galileo Second Generation (G2) satellites at Airbus’ site in Friedrichshafen, Germany, with the arrival of the first satellite Flight Model structure from Beyond Gravity in Zurich. After initial preparation the panels will be dispatched to other Airbus sites before final integration and testing at Friedrichshafen. The Galileo G2 satellites are scheduled for launch in the coming years to support the initial deployment and validation of the G2 System.

Airbus starts Galileo Second Generation satellite production

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Jean-Marc Nasr, Head of Space Systems at Airbus, said: “After the successful design phase we are now kicking off production in earnest of the state-of-the-art Galileo G2 satellites. Our teams in Friedrichshafen are working with engineers across Europe to meet the challenging schedule and finalise these sophisticated satellites which will further improve the global …

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Technology multinational GMV, which specializes in systems engineering, development, and integration, has recently been awarded a major contract by the European Space Agency (ESA). The contract entails newly developing the ground control segment for the in-orbit validation (IOV) system of the Galileo Second Generation (G2G). Galileo, Europe’s global navigation satellite system, is the proud flagship of the European Union’s growing space activity.

GMV to head up Galileo ground segment after securing a new contract worth over EUR 200 million

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Technology multinational GMV, which specializes in systems engineering, development, and integration, has recently been awarded a major contract by the European Space Agency (ESA).

The European Space Agency (ESA) acting on behalf of the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) and in the name of the European Union represented by the European Commission (COM) has awarded technology multinational GMV a contract for the development of the Galileo Second Generation System Test Bed (G2STB).

GMV will develop the future Galileo Second Generation capabilities

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The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded technology multinational GMV a contract for the development of the Galileo Second Generation System Test Bed (G2STB).

"From a historical perspective this was one the greatest achievements of the EU," says EUSPA Executive director Rodrigo da Costa. "Determining a position on the ground using only Galileo was essentially the first step towards shielding our autonomy and sovereignty in space." he highlights.

From First Fix to High Accuracy Service, Galileo scores high

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“From a historical perspective this was one the greatest achievements of the EU,” says EUSPA Executive director Rodrigo da Costa.

Spaceopal’s two equal shareholders – Telespazio and DLR-GfR – have signed an agreement to renew their partnership for management of operations in the Galileo programme in the years and next generations to come. Based on the agreement, ongoing and future work on Galileo programme will be performed by Spaceopal, which has been Galileo Service Operator (GSOp) since 2016.

Telespazio and DLR-GfR affirm their full commitment to the Galileo programme

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Spaceopal’s two equal shareholders – Telespazio and DLR-GfR – have signed an agreement to renew their partnership for management of operations in the Galileo programme in the years and next generations to come.

Airbus has successfully achieved the System Critical Design Review (CDR) on the EGNOS V3 satellite-based augmentation system. The EGNOS V3 (European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service) is designed to add key security features for the most safety-critical applications such as aircraft navigation and landing, and will provide entirely new services for maritime and land users. EGNOS V3 is the second generation of the overlay system and will improve the performance of GPS and Galileo.

Airbus achieves key milestone on EGNOS European satellite-based navigation augmentation system

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Airbus has successfully achieved the System Critical Design Review (CDR) on the EGNOS V3 satellite-based augmentation system.