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Galileo satellite performs collision avoidance manoeuvre

Under the management of the European GNSS Agency (GSA), a collision avoidance manoeuvre for satellite GSAT0219 was performed during the first weekend of March. This manoeuvre was conducted following a collision risk alert received from EU Space Surveillance and Tracking (EUSST).

First collision avoidance manoeuvre in the Galileo constellation

On 25 February, the Galileo Service Operator (GSOp) received from the EUSST a collision risk alert between GSAT0219 and an inert Ariane 4 upper stage launched in 1989. Following this warning, GSOp started to closely monitor the risk, in close cooperation with EUSST that was refining its predictions. Read more…

Four new Galileos join Europe’s largest constellation

The latest four Galileo satellites have been given the green light to begin working alongside the rest of Europe’s satellite navigation fleet, giving a further boost to worldwide Galileo service quality.

Galileo’s global ground segment

Galileo has grown to become Europe’s single largest satellite constellation, built up over 10 launches over the course of this decade. The first of seven double-satellite Soyuz launches took place in 2011, with three sets of four-satellite Ariane-5 launches during the last three years. Read more…

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Spaceopal launches NAVCAST, precise point positioning service

With the aim to actively support and to accelerate the most widespread adoption of Galileo, Spaceopal announces the launch of NAVCAST, its GNSS Precise Point Positioning (PPP) service featuring high accuracy positioning enhancement for end users worldwide.

NAVCAST provides Galileo and GPS real time orbit and clock corrections based on an algorithm RETICLE (REal-TIme CLock Estimation), developed by the German Aerospace Centre (DLR e.V.). Read more…

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…