A European Space Agency (ESA) Galileo satellite that had slipped into an erroneous orbit soon after deployment last August is reportedly back on its feet, so to speak. The unmanned craft sent its first navigation signal in space on Saturday 29 November 2014 after reaching a new target orbit.

The second Horizon 2020 (H2020) call for Applications in Satellite Navigation, managed by the European GNSS Agency, is offcially open. With a budget of EUR 25 million for the 2015 call, the deadline for submitting proposals is 8 April 2015.

The European GNSS Agency (GSA) and the European Commission (EC) have concluded an agreement that delegates a range of exploitation tasks for Galileo to the GSA, providing a framework and budget for the development of services and operations through 2021.

Rockwell Collins has successfully received and tracked a Galileo satellite signal using a prototype GNSS receiver designed for secure military use.

On 22 August 2014, a Soyuz rocket launched Europe’s fifth and sixth Galileo satellites from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. These new satellites were intended to join four Galileo…

The Early Proof of Concept (EPOC) team has successfully tracked the encrypted Galileo E6-B and E6-C signals broadcast by Galileo satellites. As a result, the Commercial Service loop has been closed using both encrypted and non-encrypted signals.

Tests conducted by Rx Networks and the European GNSS Agency (GSA) confirm that Galileo provides real added value to citizens using Location Based Services (LBS). When used in addition to GPS and/or GLONASS, Galileo proved to significantly improve accuracy in challenging environments.

The GSA and Rx Networks Inc have announced the results of tests conducted by the company measuring the performance of Galileo when used in various combinations with GPS and GLONASS.

The European Commission is now weighing whether to mandate Galileo adoption not only in European critical infrastructures but also in selected areas including smartphones. The European Union is adopting a system called eCall, which when installed in automobiles automatically …

As part of the actions undertaken by the European Commission to upgrade and maintain the EGNOS system, on 22 March two geostationary transponders – GEO-2 – were successfully launched on board…