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ESA funding expanded to help boost leading role in satellite navigation

December 8, 2022

The Ministerial Council of the member states of the European Space Agency (ESA) has pledged 351 million euros […]

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ESA seeks companies to help guide Moon missions

October 4, 2022

The European Space Agency (ESA) is looking for companies interested in helping create a constellation of lunar satellites […]

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This article is tagged with Artemis mission, ESA, European Service Modules, European Space Agency, Josef Aschbacher, Lunar Pathfinder, lunar satellites, Moonlight initiative, NASA and posted in Featured Stories, Latest News, Space & Earth

Lunar navigation satellites will ultimately help guide Moon landings, such as with the European Large Logistic Lander. (Image: ESA)

The Moon: Where no satnav has gone before

April 20, 2022

News from the European Space Agency The test version of a unique satellite navigation receiver has been delivered […]

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This article is tagged with ESA, European Space Agency, lunar navigation, Lunar Pathfinder, Moonlight initiative, NAVIMOON, side lobe signals, SpacePNT, SSTL, Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd., X-band transmitter and posted in Featured Stories, Latest News, Space & Earth

Artist's rendering of the Lunar Pathfinder. (Image: SSTL)

Satellites around the Moon take another step closer

March 29, 2022

News from the European Space Agency (ESA) ESA is going to the Moon — in collaboration with its […]

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This article is tagged with Artemis, European Space Agency, lunar communications and navigation service, lunar constellation, lunar network, Lunar Pathfinder, moon navigation, Moonlight initiative, NASA and posted in GNSS, Latest News, Space & Earth

Once in a stable elliptical orbit over the lunar south pole, Lunar Pathfinder will relay signals from other Moon missions. (Image: ESA)

Galileo will help Lunar Pathfinder navigate around Moon

March 31, 2021

News from the European Space Agency Europe’s Lunar Pathfinder mission to the Moon will carry an advanced satellite […]

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This article is tagged with Galileo Navigation, Javier Ventura-Traveset, Lunar Pathfinder, moon, Moonlight initiative, NAVISP, Pietro Giordano, satellite navigation, satnav and posted in Featured Stories, GNSS

Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL), Goonhilly Earth Station and the European Space Agency have signed a collaboration agreement for Commercial Lunar Mission Support Services at the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs. This innovative commercial partnership for exploration aims to develop a European lunar telecommunications and navigation infrastructure, including the delivery of payloads and nanosats to lunar orbit. (Photo: SSTL)

ESA studies lay path to navigating the moon

October 2, 2020

Two European Space Agency studies found that the signal from navigation satellites orbiting Earth could be used to […]

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This article is tagged with ESA, ESA NAVISP program, European Space Agency, GNSS receiver, Goonhilly Earth Station, moon, moon navigation, Moonlight initiative, navigation satellite, Surrey Satellite Technology and posted in GNSS, Latest News