One of Spire's Satellite Manufacturing Technicians (Tomasz Chanusiak) tests the Radio Frequency capabilities of a LEMUR2 nanosatellite in Spire's cleanroom in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo: ESA)

ESA’s Pioneer mission sends GNSS-RO nanosatellites into orbit

December 3, 2018

News from the European Space Agency (ESA) Two tiny GNSS-RO nanosatellites now circle the Earth, ready for action. The […]

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ESA's GNSS Observation Network (EGON). (Image: ESA)

New ESA facility puts satnav at the service of science

November 9, 2018

News from the European Space Agency (ESA) Global satellite navigation systems are continuously bathing Earth in satnav signals. As […]

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Contract signing: van Schaik (left) and Verhoef. (Photo: ESA)

Thales receives contract to upgrade Galileo ground segment

October 19, 2018

News from the European Space Agency The European Space Agency has awarded a new framework contract and two […]

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Europe’s Galileo satellite navigation system seen at work with commercially available Samsung S8+ smartphones. (Photo: ESA)

ESA launches new Galileo app competition

October 5, 2018

European students and researchers are invited to compete in a new Galileo smartphone app competition sponsored by the […]

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GNSS Compare app now available for download

September 17, 2018

The GNSS Compare app, winner of ESA’s Galileo Smartphone App Challenge, is now available for download on the […]

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The Galileo ground station near New Caledonia capital Nouméa incorporates a Galileo Sensor Station (foreground) that monitors the quality of navigation signals and an uplink station (background) to relay navigation corrections to the satellites for rebroadcast to users. An antenna 13 meters in diameter for controlling the satellites has also been built, ready to come online later this year. (Photo: ESA)

ESA awards Galileo ground control upgrade to GMV

September 6, 2018

News from the European Space Agency With Europe’s Galileo constellation in space now expanded to 26 navigation satellites […]

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Aircraft on final approach: Through the EGNOS LPV-200 procedure, signals from space guide pilots through any weather down to within just 60 meters (200 feet) of the runway, at which point they make visual contact with the ground for a final go/no go landing decision. (Photo: ESA)

EGNOS sparks quiet revolution in aircraft landings

September 5, 2018

News from the European Space Agency (ESA) If you’ve taken a flight in Europe recently, then the chances […]

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Europe’s next four Galileo satellites lifted off at 11:25 GMT (13:25 CEST, 08:25 local time) on July 25 from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana atop an Ariane 5 launcher. (Photo: ESA)

Latest satellite launch extends Galileo’s global reach

July 25, 2018

News from the European Space Agency Four more Galileo satellites were launched July 25 by an Ariane 5. […]

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