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European GNSS Agency GSA

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The European GNSS Agency (GSA), now known as the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) since 2021, was initially established in 2004. As a European Union agency, it is responsible for the operations and service provision for both EGNOS and Galileo, the European satellite positioning and navigation programmes. EUSPA's key objective is to link EU investment in space to the needs of users, fostering innovation and developing downstream markets based on Galileo, EGNOS, and Copernicus.

multilateralFounded 2004
www.euspa.europa.eu/
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The European GNSS Agency selected Eutelsat Communications for the development, integration, and operation of the next-generation EGNOS GEO-4 service.

RelationshipsValue 4.5Feb 14, 2021GSA’s EGNOS GEO-4 Service To Be Developed + Operated By Eutelsat

The European GNSS Agency (GSA) awarded a €100 million contract to Eutelsat Communications to develop and operate the agency’s next-generation EGNOS satellite navigation overlay service.

RelationshipsCapabilityPlanValue 5.0Feb 9, 2021Eutelsat awarded €100m contract for next-gen European navigation overlay service

Rodrigo da Costa took up his duties as Executive Director of the European GNSS Agency on 16 October 2020.

GovernanceValue 4.0Oct 19, 2020New Executive Director of the European GNSS Agency takes up office

The European GNSS Agency (GSA) operates the EGNOS-based "SBAS for Africa & Indian Ocean" program.

GeneralValue 3.0Oct 14, 2020SBAS signal over Africa commenced via the NIGCOMSAT-1R satellite

The GEO-3 hosted payload for the European GNSS Agency remains operational and could start service after up to a couple months' delay.

PlanValue 3.0Jan 17, 2020Power loss halves Eutelsat 5 West B capacity, hosted payload spared

Eutelsat 5 West B primarily replaces the 17-year-old Eutelsat 5 West A satellite and also carries an EGNOS hosted payload for the European GNSS Agency.

GeneralCapabilityValue 4.0Oct 31, 2019Eutelsat planning layoffs, hiring freeze to rein in spending

Eutelsat-5 West B carries a hosted payload for the European GNSS Agency called GEO-3.

GeneralCapabilityValue 4.0Oct 9, 2019Northrop Grumman’s satellite servicer MEV-1, Eutelsat satellite, launch on ILS Proton
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