Airbus starts Galileo Second Generation satellite production
Manufacturing of six state-of-the-art GNSS satellites to augment current Galileo constellation Friedrichshafen, 1 December 2023 – Full production has begun on the six Galileo Second…
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Airbus Enhanced navigation on the horizon as EGNOS V3 initial service performance receives nod from stakeholders
Ottobrunn / Toulouse, 03 May 2022 – Airbus Defence and Space as EGNOS V3 system provider and a panel of space and civil aviation experts…
Galileo 2nd generation satellites ready to navigate into the future
Airbus satellite design passes important project milestone Preparing for industrialized manufacturing concept Airbus has successfully completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for its system concept for the…
New satellite launch extends Galileo’s global reach
Four more Galileo satellites were launched today by an Ariane 5. Their arrival in orbit brings the Galileo constellation to 26 satellites, extending the global…
Just one Ariane 5 rocket is going to launch 4 Galileo satellites into orbit this month
This month, a single Ariane 5 rocket is set to propel four Galileo satellites into orbit for the navigation constellation’s first-ever quadruple launch. Mission controllers…
ESA: 14 Galileo satellites now in orbit
Named for the astronomer who pinpointed Earth’s true position in the Solar System, the Galileo satellite navigation system that will help Europe find its way…
Two more Galileo satellites poised for launch in May
Another pair of Galileo navigation satellites is scheduled for launch by Soyuz rocket in May, ahead of a quartet on an Ariane 5 in the…
Next two Galileo satellites reach Europe’s Spaceport
Europe’s ninth and tenth Galileo satellites have crossed the Atlantic, touching down in French Guiana ahead of their joint launch this September. The delicate…
ESA to certify first Galileo position fixes worldwide
To mark the first anniversary of Galileo’s historic first satnav positioning measurement, ESA plans to award certificates to groups who picked up signals from the…
Galileo works, and works well
The in-orbit validation of Galileo has been achieved: Europe now has the operational nucleus of its own satellite navigation constellation in place – the world’s…
Galileo IOV satellites 3 and 4 now fully deployed into orbit
The second pair of Galileo IOV (In-Orbit Validation) satellites, designed and developed by Astrium, are now fully deployed in orbit Astrium is the main industrial…
Fourth Galileo satellite reaches French Guiana launch site
The next two Galileo satellites are now in place at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, being prepared for their shared launch this autumn. The fourth…
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