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Galileo: All four satellite now working as clocks

Galileo signals

The European satellite navigation mission Galileo marked a new success: On 25 April 2013, all four Galileo satellites started working as clocks accurate to a few billionths of a second, disseminat

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Thu, 02/05/2013 - 12:26
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Processed on May 2nd 2013

India: Launch of indigenous satellite navigation system in June

Architecture of the new Indian satnav system

India will soon establish its own GPS-like satellite navigation system.

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Tue, 23/04/2013 - 10:03
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Processed on Apr 23rd 2013

Galileo: European satellite navigation system achieves first position fix

Galileo position fix

In a recent press release, the European Commission annou

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Tue, 19/03/2013 - 09:58
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Processed on Mar 19th 2013

ESA's atomic clocks assess Galileo satnav performance

Satellite navigation systems are based on the highly precise measurement of time.

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Fri, 22/02/2013 - 11:53
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Galileo: First navigation signals transmitted by FM3

Europe’s third Galileo satellite has transmitted its first test navigation signals back to Earth.

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Fri, 07/12/2012 - 15:31
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Processed on Dec 7th 2012

Galileo: Two complementary satellites to be launched

Two Galileo satellites will be launched on 18:15:00 GMT (20:15:00 CEST) on 12 October. They will complement two other Galileo satellites which are already in orbit.

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Wed, 10/10/2012 - 11:35
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Processed on Oct 10th 2012

Galileo Will Be Used for Emergency Management

With the first two Galileo In-Orbit Verification (IOV) satellites already in orbit, the European Space Agency (ESA) is currently pondering whether or not the spacecraft could also be used to manage

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Thu, 08/03/2012 - 11:56
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Processed on Mar 8th 2012

Galileo On The Ground Reaches Some Of Earth’s Loneliest Places

A worldwide chain of Galileo ground stations on some of the remotest sites on Earth is nearing completion ahead of this year’s launch of two more satellites.

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Wed, 29/02/2012 - 15:38
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Processed on Feb 29th 2012

European ministers emphasise the role of space for the security of Europe and its citizens

PR 34 2011 - Council underlined the importance of space systems for security.

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Wed, 07/12/2011 - 10:12
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50.8503
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4.35171
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A new space policy for Europe: Independence, competitiveness and citizen’s quality of life

Improving the safety and daily lives of European citizens thanks to radio navigation, guiding tractors by satellite for high-yield crops, optimizing response to humanitarian crisis…This cruc

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Wed, 06/04/2011 - 11:51
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Processed on Apr 6th 2011