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 the Indian Ocean. ASECNA, the Agency for Air Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar, and ESA have signed an agreement to deploy a Satellite-based Augmentation […]
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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 deploy the new European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) version. Thales Alenia Space has also just reached a new milestone in the Galileo program with […]
UK Satnav signal generated in new test by Inmarsat, Goonhilly and GMVNSL will provide safety-critical capabilities
The signal, being broadcast in coordination with the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Union Space Program Agency (EUSPA), is now stable and operational, enabling on-going testing and validation by industry, regulators, and users. An Inmarsat-led team of companies in the UK has begun broadcasting a satellite navigation […]
ESA Academy’s Training and Learning Program Welcomes UNI Students’ Applications For Two Online Training Sessions
ESA’s Education Office has recently opened the calls for applications from university students to attend 2 online training sessions of ESA Academy’s Training and Learning Programme in February-March 2022: the Online Ladybird Guide to Spacecraft Communications Training Course 2022 and the Online Technology Transfer, Application and Innovation Workshop 2022. Online Ladybird Guide to Spacecraft Communications Training […]
UPDATE 3: The Arianespace VS26 Mission Launches Successfully Via A Soyuz Rocket
Arianespace’s 13th launch of 2021 via the 8th Soyuz mission of the year successfully launched the Galileo FOC 23-24 satellite passengers for the European Space Agency (ESA) into Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). The launcher lifted a total payload of approximately 1,645 kg. The launch was performed from Kourou, in French Guyana, at 21:19 Kourou time, (December […]
UPDATE: Twin Galileo Satellites Launch From Kourou Postponed Until December 2
Due to adverse weather conditions at the Guiana Space Center (CSG), the flight VS26 –initially scheduled for December 1– is being postponed. The Soyuz launch vehicle and spacecraft are in stable and safe conditions. The new, earliest, targeted launch date is December 2, 2021, at exactly: > 07:27 p.m. Washington, D.C. time, > 09:27 p.m. Kourou time, […]