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Galileo satellites viewed in smartphone app

July 11, 2018

The European Space Agency (ESA) has released an augmented reality view of Galileo satellites in the sky close […]


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A re-configurable NASA receiver called the Space Communications and Navigation Testbed, SCaN is attached to the exterior of the ISS. In April 2018 the chest-sized SCaN, seen left of centre with an antenna on top, was used to make the first combined Galileo-GPS positioning fix in orbit. (Photo: NASA)

Combined orbital Galileo-GPS position fix achieved aboard ISS

July 2, 2018

A combined Galileo–GPS positioning fix has been achieved in space — aboard the International Space Station — through an ESA–NASA collaboration.


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Testing of the three Galileo apps took place in May. (Photo: ESA)

ESA trainees compete in Galileo app contest

June 18, 2018

News from the European Space Agency (ESA) ESA challenged its young graduate and national trainees to develop a […]


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One of the two Galileo satellites 25 and 26 is unloaded from a Boeing 747 cargo jet at Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport in French Guiana on June 1. The satellites travel inside protective air-conditioned containers. (Photo: ESA)

Satellites and rocket readied for July 25 Galileo launch

June 18, 2018

Four more Galileo satellites will be launched on a customized Ariane 5 on July 25. The next Arianespace […]


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With Brexit looming, EU and UK tangle over Galileo

June 13, 2018

An increasingly bitter political and economic argument between the United Kingdom (U.K.) and the European Union (EU) has […]


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From left: Ruy Pinto, chief information officer, deputy chief technology officer of SES; André Bauerhin, COO, Spaceopal; Nicole Robinson, SVP Global Government at SES Networks; Etienne Schneider, Luxembourg Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of the Economy. (Photo: SES)

SES provides managed services for Galileo navigation system

June 11, 2018

SES will provide a series of services for the Galileo European navigation system under a long-term agreement with […]


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Dual-frequency GNSS smartphone hits the market

June 11, 2018

Mobile brand Xiaomi has launched a dual-frequency GNSS smartphone. Fitted with a Broadcom BCM47755 chip, the Xiaomi Mi 8 […]


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An aerial view of ESTEC. The Erasmus building is at front right. The T building (home to ESA's Galileo team) is in the foreground. (Photo: ESTEC)

UN satnav specialists tour ESA’s GNSS facilities

May 31, 2018

The UN ICG group visited ESTEC on May 16 during a meeting in the Netherlands. News from the […]


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