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Space News December 1, 2023

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…

Space News May 3, 2022

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…

Space News March 8, 2022

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…

Space News July 25, 2018

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…

Space News November 8, 2016

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…

Space News May 24, 2016

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…

Space News February 29, 2016

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…

Space News July 27, 2015

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…

General Aviation News, Space News March 12, 2014

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…

General Aviation News, Space News February 10, 2014

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…

Space News October 15, 2012

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…

Space News August 21, 2012

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…