Columns and Editorials

March 25, 2024

Getting Galileo Back to Space

This year’s European Space Policy Conference in Brussels saw familiar faces talking about new and unfamiliar things. While Galileo continues to perform well, delivering an ever-widening range of services, the problem of how to get Galileo satellites into space has forced the Union to take unprecedented, forward-thinking and, for some, uncomfortable steps.

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By Peter Gutierrez
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March 20, 2023

Q: What are typical features of GNSS satellite faults in recent years? Are there any differences between satellite constellations?

A: While GPS satellite faults have always been infrequent, they have become rarer in the past decade due to the maturity of the GPS constellation and its Operational Control Segment (OCS). Lessons learned from past GPS satellite failures have also aided the development of newer GNSS constellations such as the European Galileo.

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By Inside GNSS
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