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February 7, 2022

GNSS and Earth Observation Market Report Finds 200 Billion Euro ($229 Billion) Revenue Generated in 2021

The European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) has published its Earth Observation (EO) & GNSS Market Report, an outgrowth of its annual GNSS Market Report now that the agency has also taken on Earth observation among its administrative responsibilities. The Report is compiled and written for all those making these technologies part of their business plan and developing downstream applications.

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October 28, 2021

Galileo Control Segment Will Govern Next Launch for First Time

After an upgrade of the global Galileo Control Segment to Version 3.0, next month’s satellite launch will be the first overseen from an existing Galileo Control Centre, rather than requiring an external mission control site.

October 14, 2021

New Galileo Joint Office Pools Oversight Efforts of EC, ESA and EUSPA

The European Commission (EC), the European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) have set up a Joint Office within the EC’s headquarters in Brussels to help manage and develop Galileo, Europe’s GNSS.

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October 8, 2021

Charlotte Neyret in Charge of EGNOS Service-Provider ESSP as CEO

The European satellite service provider (ESSP) placed Charlotte Neyret, former European Development Director for Thales Alenia Space, at its helm as chief executive officer.ESSP manages EGNOS, the European GNSS satellite-based augmentation system.

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September 16, 2021

EGNOS Contract for Next-Generation, Dual-Frequency European SBAS Signed

The EU Agency for Space Programme (EUSPA) awarded Thales Alenia Space a contract to provide new capabilities to the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) satellite-based augmentation system.

June 22, 2021

Galileo Update: ESA’s Paul Verhoef Outlines Top Priorities

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

June 3, 2021

European GNSS in Administrative Transition

An interview with Pascal Claudel, EUSPA chief operating officer. The European GNSS Agency (GSA), has evolved into the European Union Agency for the Space Program (EUSPA), with an expanded mandate and new responsibilities

By Peter Gutierrez

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June 2, 2021

Galileo Second Generation Satellite Contracts Finalized

The European Space Agency finally signed two contracts for an overall amount of €1.47 billion, to design and build the first batch of the second generation of Europe’s Galileo navigation satellites.

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May 19, 2021

Officially Underway and Open to Users for Testing: Galileo’s High Accuracy Service

Official broadcast for testing of the Galileo High Accuracy Service (HAS) has begun. Users equipped with a receiver that is capable of acquiring this signal and extracting its data content can start observing and testing specific aspects of the HAS service

May 17, 2021

A European GNSS Agency by Any Other Name . . .

In May the former European GNSS Agency (GSA) officially rechristened itself as the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA), marking the start of a new era for the EU space effort. Building on the legacy of the GSA, EUSPA will take on more responsibilities to create opportunities for EU citizens and the economy.

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March 24, 2021

Galileo Satellite Checks Out, Dodges Space Debris, Returns to Active Service

For the first time, a Galileo constellation satellite has performed a collision avoidance maneuver in orbit.

March 16, 2021

Galileo High Accuracy Service (HAS) Information Update Now Available

The European GNSS Agency (GSA) together with the European Commission has published an Information Note on the Galileo High Accuracy Service, providing an overview of the main characteristics of the service

March 10, 2021

Development of a Galileo High Accuracy Service (HAS) Algorithm and User Terminal Contracted

Spaceopal has signed a contract for the development of the reference algorithm for the users of the Galileo High Accuracy service (HAS) and for a full-fledged user terminal.

February 23, 2021

Galileo Elliptical Auxiliary Satellites Removed from Service

Two Galileo satellites launched in 2014 by a Soyuz rocket into erroneous orbits, which had been briefly set healthy late last year, have now been removed from service.

February 16, 2021

New EGNOS Payload Providing GNSS Corrections and Integrity to Orbit with Eutelsat in 2022

The European GNSS Agency (GSA) selected Eutelsat Communications for the development, integration and operation of its next-generation European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) GEO-4 service.

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