SpaceX is targeting Monday, November 11 for launch of the Koreasat-6A mission to geosynchronous transfer orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The four-hour window […]
EGNOS
GMV to evolve the infrastructure of the Galileo’s European GNSS Service Centre
The European Union Agency for the Space Program (EUSPA) recently awarded GMV a framework contract to evolve the infrastructure of the European GNSS Service Center (E-GSC) — this contract, valued […]
Korea’s KASS satellite navigation system certified by national authorities + enters service
The Korea Augmentation Satellite System (KASS) developed by Thales Alenia Space as prime contractor has been officially certified by the Korean authorities — now operational, this navigation system is the […]
EGNOS latest payload becomes operational ahead of V3 Service
Launched onboard EUTELSAT’s Hotbird 13G satellite in November of 2022 from Cape Canaveral, the EGNOS payload transmitted the first EGNOS V3 test signals on June 1, 2023 according to the […]
Thales Alenia Space wins 4 year maintenance contract for Europe’s EGNOS
Thales Alenia Space, the joint company between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has signed a contract worth more than €100 million with the European Union Agency for the Space Programme […]
Airbus’ EGNOS European satellite-based navigation augmentation system achieves key milestone
Airbus has successfully achieved the System Critical Design Review (CDR) on the EGNOS V3 satellite-based augmentation system. The EGNOS V3 (European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service) is designed to add key […]
ESA signs a deployment deal with ASECNA that brings EGNOS tech to Africa
European technology that allows satellite navigation signals to safely guide aircraft down for landing in the majority of Europe’s airports will now also be put to use across Africa and […]
New satellite navigation programs now under development by Thales Alenia Space for EGNOS + Galileo via a EUSPA contract
Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has signed a new contract with the EU Agency for the Space Program (EUSPA) to develop, qualify and […]