Galileo is the European Union's Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), managed by the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) with design and development by the European Space Agency (ESA). It provides highly accurate, guaranteed global positioning services under civilian control with improved positioning and timing information. Galileo offers various services, including an Open Service (OS) for mass-market use, a Search and Rescue (SAR) function, a High Accuracy Service (HAS), and a Public Regulated Service (PRS) for authorized users.
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Galileo began providing Initial Services on 15 December 2016.
Early on-orbit operations for the April Galileo launch were executed by the Galileo Service Operator with support from around 30 satellite experts from ESA and manufacturer OHB at the Galileo Control Centre in Oberpfaffenhofen under the responsibility of EUSPA.
Two Galileo Control Centres (GCCs) have been implemented on European ground to control the satellites and perform navigation mission management.
Pyxis receives signals from all four global GNSS constellations: GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, and Beidou.
The next couple of Galileo satellites are planned to launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida onboard a Falcon 9 in the coming weeks.
Three months after their launch from Cape Canaveral, Galileo satellites 29 and 30 reached their target positions at an altitude of 23,222 km.
The drift phase for the April-launched Galileo satellites started with ground teams guiding maneuvers to bring the satellites to their final positions reached on 24 June.
Two Galileo satellites launched in April have entered service, completing the second of three constellation planes.
Galileo provides Europe with an alternative to the American GPS and Russian GLONASS constellations while remaining interoperable with both systems.
Aircraft and payload components on the April-launched Galileo satellites, including antennas and clocks, were examined and tested after launch.
Galileo satellites 29 and 30 were fully tested and declared operational after reaching their target positions.
Each addition to the Galileo constellation improves the precision, availability, and robustness of the Galileo signal.
The European Commission manages and funds the Galileo program as a flagship program of the European Union.
Galileo has been serving over four billion smartphone users worldwide since entering Open Service in 2017.
SpaceX is scheduled to launch Galileo L13 (FOC FM26 & FM32) to Medium Earth Orbit on Sunday, 2024-09-15 at 3:57 PM–4:39 PM PDT from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral, Florida.
The scheduled SpaceX launch on 2024-09-15 will carry two satellites for Europe’s Galileo navigation system.
The Galileo satellites launched on 2024-04-28 were launched by SpaceX under contract with ESA.
Galileo satellites 29 and 30 were deployed on the same orbital plane, one of the three that make up the Galileo constellation.
A Falcon 9 rocket injected the April-launched Galileo satellites into Medium Earth Orbit near their final positions.
Early operations for the April Galileo launch were executed by the Galileo Service Operator supported by around 30 satellite experts from ESA and manufacturer OHB at the Galileo Control Centre in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany, under the responsibility of EUSPA.