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SELEX Galileo to provide PHM Atomic Clocks for Galileo August 9, 2010
SELEX Galileo, a Finmeccanica Company, has signed a contract for more than €30 million with Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL), the Galileo Full Operating Capability (FOC) payload contractor, to provide the company’s passive hydrogen maser (PHM) atomic clocks for the Galileo FOC navigation...More>>
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Combined GPS+Galileo Receivers Offer Noteworthy Benefits, Says Working Group August 2, 2010
A U.S./European working group that assessed GPS-plus-Galileo receivers compared to single-system receivers has found that combined receivers offered significant benefits, according to a joint U.S. and European Union statement issued July 30.More>>
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New Presidential Space Policy Includes GPS Text June 28, 2010
President Obama issued a new National Space Policy today, according to Jason Y. Kim, National Coordination Office for Space-Based PNT. The policy includes high-level language about GPS that is intended to complement the existing guidance in the 2004 PNT policy, which remains in effect.More>>
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Out in Front: Brussels Calling June 1, 2010
The European Commission rang up the other day, concerned that a recent column contained misperceptions about the Galileo Open Service Signal-in-Space Interface Control Document (ICD). I replied that if misperception exists, it is shared by at least some in industry.Though the EC has abandoned a...More>>
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The System: Galileo ICD, Free at Last May 1, 2010
The European Commission (EC) has published an updated Galileo Open Service Signal-In-Space Interface Control Document (OS SIS ICD) giving technical specifications and performance expectations for the future system. Plus: SBAS WoesMore>>
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A Satellite, Some Signal Specs, and, Sorry, A Step Sideways April 28, 2010
Galileo has forged ahead on two fronts, satellite readiness and signal specification. The payload for the first in-orbit validation (IOV) Galileo satellite traveled on April 26 from its birthplace in Portsmouth, UK, to Rome for pairing with its space-vehicle platform. Earlier, the European...More>>
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Galileo Open Service SIS ICD Published; No License Fees April 13, 2010
The European Commission has published an updated Galileo Open Service Signal-In-Space Interface Control Document (OS SIS ICD) to inform receiver manufacturers, application developers, and service providers on technical specifications of the future Galileo system and what they can expect in terms of...More>>
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Aeroflex Introduces Portable Positional Simulator for GPS/Galileo Receivers April 12, 2010
A-Aeroflex has introduced the GPSG-1000, a portable GPS and Galileo positional simulator. The GPSG-1000 is lightweight and configurable. It fills a gap in the market by providing a low-cost 12-channel test set that creates three-dimensional simulations, A-Aeroflex said.More>>
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Satellite Nav Forum in Shanghai Seeks Paper Submissions April 12, 2010
The CPGPS 2010 Technical Forum on Satellite Navigation and Positioning will be held on August 18-20 in Shanghai, China, and is now seeking papaer submissions. The deadline for abstracts is June 1.More>>
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Galileo Test User Receiver April 1, 2010
A fully stand-alone, multi-frequency, multi-constellation receiver unit, the TUR-N can autonomously generate measurements, determine its position, and compute the Galileo safety-of-life integrity.
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