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ASECNA, Thales provide African early SBAS open service

September 21, 2020

Service opens a new era of satellite navigation performance augmentation in the Africa and Indian Ocean Region The […]

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This article is tagged with Africa, EGNOS, European Space Agency, flight safety, Nigcomsat-1R, Nigeria, SBAS, SBAS for Africa and Indian Ocean, SBAS services, Thales Alenia Space and posted in GNSS, Latest News

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Galileo next-gen satellites to be more powerful, reconfigurable

August 14, 2020

ESA shifts from Galileo transition plan to full second-generation plan. News from the European Space Agency With 26 […]

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This article is tagged with Airbus, ESA, European Commission, Galileo G2, Galileo Next Generation, Galileo Second Generation, invitation to tender, OHB System AG, Paul Verhoef, Thales Alenia Space and posted in Featured Stories, GNSS, Latest News

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Thales awarded GSA grant for GIANO Galileo receiver

January 8, 2020

News from the European GNSS Agency (GSA) Thales Alenia Space has been awarded a grant under the European GNSS […]

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This article is tagged with critical infrastructure, energy, European GNSS Agency, GIANO receiver, GSA, power plant, Thales Alenia Space, timing receiver, utilities and posted in GNSS, Latest News

Protective "radome" housing for the Galileo ground station on desolate Jan Mayen Island in the Norwegian Arctic. The site is housing a Galileo Sensor Station plus satellite link to pass data back to the Galileo ground system (Photo: ESA/Fermin Alvarez Lopez)

Galileo to receive global infrastructure upgrade

January 11, 2019

News from the European Space Agency The European Space Agency (ESA) has received approval from the Galileo Security […]

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This article is tagged with Edward Breeuwer, ESA, European Space Agency, Galileo, Galileo Satellite Navigation, Galileo Security Accreditation Board, Galileo upgrade, Thales Alenia Space and posted in Featured Stories, Latest News

Countdown team at Kourou, Guiana control center for July’s four-satellite launch. (Photo: ESA/CNES/Arianespace, P. Baudon)

Directions 2019: Galileo moves toward FOC

December 6, 2018

By Javier Benedicto Head, Galileo Programme department, European Space Agency Since the declaration of initial services in December […]

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This article is tagged with Arianespace, Directions 2019, European Commission, European Space Agency, FOC, Full Operational Capability, Galileo constellation, GMV, GSA, NAVISP, Thales Alenia Space and posted in From the Magazine, GNSS

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Thales Alenia Space’s advanced technology to respond to distress signals

October 8, 2018

The European Commission (EC) has awarded Thales Alenia Space a contract to develop and build an operational ground station […]

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This article is tagged with Cospas–Sarsat, distress beacon, European Commission, Leonardo, MEO, MEOLUT Next, SAR, search and rescue, Thales Alenia Space and posted in GNSS, Latest News

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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This article is tagged with EGNOS, EGNOS V3, ESA, European airports, European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service, European Space Agency, landing approach, LPV-200, Thales Alenia Space and posted in Featured Stories, Latest News, Transportation

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ESA investigates high-altitude pseudo-satellites for Earth observation

November 28, 2017

The European Space Agency (ESA) is considering extending its activities to a new region of the sky via a novel type of aerial vehicle, a missing link between drones and satellites.

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This article is tagged with Airbus, Earth Observation, ESA, European Space Agency, HAPS, high altitude, pseudo-satellites, stratobus, Thales Alenia Space, Zephyr and posted in Featured Stories, GIS News, Technology, UAS/UAV