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Orolia secures Galileo contract to supply clocks to 12 more satellites

Orolia announced that its atomic clock solutions have been selected for the Galileo Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS). Under contracts totaling 26 million euros, Orolia will deliver its stable, accurate timing solutions to 12 additional Galileo satellites.

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Each satellite will carry two Rubidium atomic clocks and two passive Hydrogen Masers, said to be the most stable clock in the world. Under these contracts, Orolia will supply its Spectratime Rubidium Atomic Frequency Standard and its Passive Hydrogen Masers physics package for an additional 12 Galileo satellites. These new satellites will reinforce Orolia’s position in the number of active atomic clocks in space, including more than 100 in the Galileo system. Read more…

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GSA supporting development of all PRS user segments

Deployment of the Galileo Public Regulated Service (PRS) has been ongoing in recent years and the European GNSS Agency (GSA) has been actively contributing to the development of all user segments to ensure the widespread uptake of the service. GSA PRS Service Manager Charles Villie gave participants in the Munich Satellite Navigation Summit on March 7 a status update on the Galileo PRS and outlined plans for the future.

GSA supporting development of all PRS user segments

The Galileo PRS is an encrypted navigation service that is designed to be more resistant to jamming, involuntary interference and spoofing than other services. The launch of Galileo initial services at the end of 2016 also marked the start of the initial Galileo PRS service phase, during which receivers are being tested and all declared PRS functionalities and infrastructure are functional and operational. Read more…

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SES provides managed services for Galileo

SES will provide a series of services for the Galileo European navigation system under a long-term agreement signed with Spaceopal, SES announced today.

Left to right: Ruy Pinto, Chief Information Officer, Deputy Chief Technology Officer of SES André Bauerhin, Chief Operating Officer, Spaceopal Nicole Robinson, SVP Global Government at SES Networks Etienne Schneider, Luxembourg Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of the Economy

Left to right: Ruy Pinto (SES CIO), André Bauerhin (Spaceopal COO), Nicole Robinson (SES Networks SVP Global Government) and Etienne Schneider (Luxembourg Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of the Economy)

The contract is part of the Galileo Service Operator (GSOp) framework agreement between Spaceopal – a joint venture between Telespazio and DLR GfR mbH – and the European Global Navigation Satellite System Agency (GSA). Read more…

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EU legislation: Europe’s 2 satellite navigation systems moving forward

Summaries of EU legislation: The Summaries of EU legislation inform on the main aspects of the European legislation, policies and activities in a clear, easy-to-read and concise way. These Summaries are intended for a general, non-specialized audience.

This regulation lays down the rules for the European satellite navigation programmes Galileo and EGNOS.

Regulation (EU) No 1285/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the implementation and exploitation of European satellite navigation systems and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 876/2002 and Regulation (EC) No 683/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council Read more…

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100 million users for Galileo navigation system

The Galileo satellite navigation system has about 100 million users after its first year of operation, as per the French Space Agency CNES.

The system, which is highly crucial to Europe, went operational in December 2016. It took 17 long years to be ready for launch. Initially the services it provided relayed a weak signal, and some of the timekeepers on the satellites did not function as two satellites were arrayed in the wrong orbit.

But, since then, additional satellites have been added, and by 2020 Galileo is supposed to offer enhanced accuracy than GPS, focusing on a location to within a meter, instead of several meters earlier. Read more…

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The great opportunities of the Galileo satellite navigation system

Galileo is a state of the art navigation system with unique features not found in any other system.

Operational since 2016, it’s designed to offer free of charge commercial, mass market, governmental and search and rescue services. Read more…

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Galileo Reference Centre now officially open. Linking Space and User Needs

Galileo Reference CentreThe official inauguration of the Galileo Reference Centre took place on 16 May 2018 in Noordwijk, the Netherlands. The Centre represents another crucial Galileo Programme element now in place, supporting the provision of services to the core system and its users.

Speaking at the Galileo Reference Centre (GRC) inauguration event in Noordwijk, which also comprised a short seminar, Pierre Delsaux, Deputy Director-General of the European Commission’s DG GROW said, “I love the slogan: ‘Linking Space and User Needs’. This is exactly what we want – new services based on space systems, bringing these services to new consumers, which means economic growth and more jobs for European citizens.” Read more…

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