Global Navigation Satellite Systems Engineering, Policy, and Design
An interview with Ignacio Fernández Hernández, Galileo Authentication and High Accuracy Service Manager, European Commission.
By Peter Gutierrez
Testing of the first pair of Galileo Batch 3 satellites at the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) was completed in April, and they are now in storage on site. Three more new Galileo satellites have since arrived from OHB in Germany
By Inside GNSS
Iridium Communications Inc. received a research and development contract worth up to $30 million from the United States Army to develop a payload to be hosted on small satellites that supports navigation systems, guidance and control for GPS and GPS-denied precision systems.
By Alan Cameron
NASA has awarded a contract to the University of Michigan for the Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) for mission operations and closeout. A constellation of eight microsatellites, the system can view storms more frequently and in a way traditional satellites are unable to, increasing scientists’ ability to understand and predict hurricanes. The total value of the contract is approximately $39 million. The CYGNSS Science Operations Center is located at the University of Michigan.
By Inside GNSS
Work on the Galileo EU Defence (GEODE) program began earlier this year when a consortium of 30 organizations from 14 European Union (EU) member states met to initiate “the biggest Galileo application development project ever launched” and “one of the most ambitious defense cooperation projects launched under the umbrella of the European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP),” according to consortium leader FDC.
By Inside GNSS
The U.S. Space Force brought broadcast of the modernized encrypted M-Code signal one step closer to global availability for authorized military users with the launch of the fifth GPS III satellite on June 17.
By Inside GNSS
Paul Verhoef is Director of Navigation at the European Space Agency, responsible for design and maintenance of the European Union’s Galileo satellite system. He talked recently about his unit’s priorities, from satellite launches and ground segment upgrades to plans for a lunar navigation satellite system.
By Peter Gutierrez
The UK’s Royal Academy of Engineering presented its highest individual award to Dr Gladys West, whose mathematical modelling paved the way for the engineering innovation of GPS.
By Inside GNSS
The business association previously known as Galileo Services has changed its name to SpaceY. The group is a non-profit organization of industries previously covering GNSS applications and services.
By Inside GNSS
GMV has been awarded by the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) with the contract for the implementation of the Galileo High Accuracy Data Generator
By Inside GNSS
In a demonstration of new services that NextGen TV can offer, BitPath, CAST.ERA and ONE Media publicly trialed “Enhanced GPS” broadcasts that could provide a tool for autonomous vehicle navigation and other applications.
By Inside GNSS
The UK Chair of the Parliamentary Space Committee David Morris reportedly sees a path back into Galileo participation for his country, thanks to a major investment from Europe into the OneWeb system, which the UK controls.
By Inside GNSS
çThe antennas contain high-filtering amplifiers that reject out-of-band interference, protecting GPS L1 and L2 signals from potential disruption in a crowded RF spectrum
By Inside GNSS
