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RUAG Space will develop a new product in Vienna by the end of 2022 that will be able to use the Galileo HAS service.

Mentioned as: GalileoOrg RelationshipMay 3, 2021RUAG Space wins study contract to improve satellite navigation

The Galileo system will provide a High Accuracy Service (HAS) beginning in 2022 to support significantly improved positioning.

Mentioned as: GalileoNarrative GeneralMay 3, 2021RUAG Space wins study contract to improve satellite navigation

The Galileo High Accuracy Service (HAS) will support significantly improved positioning starting in 2022.

Mentioned as: GalileoNarrative GeneralMay 2, 2021A New Study For More Accurate Satellite Navigation To Be Completed By RUAG Space

RUAG Space will develop a new product by the end of 2022 that will be able to use the Galileo High Accuracy Service (HAS).

Mentioned as: GalileoNarrative GeneralMay 2, 2021A New Study For More Accurate Satellite Navigation To Be Completed By RUAG Space

RUAG Space navigation receivers currently use signals from the 22 European Galileo navigation satellites to determine satellites' exact positions.

Mentioned as: GalileoOrg RelationshipMay 2, 2021A New Study For More Accurate Satellite Navigation To Be Completed By RUAG Space

Raytheon is working on OCX upgrades expected to be delivered in 2022 that include hardened cybersecurity, anti-jam capabilities, and new software compatible with the military’s M-code and Europe’s Galileo global navigation system.

Mentioned as: GalileoOrg RelationshipMay 1, 2021Raytheon gets $228 million contract extension for GPS ground system

OCX Blocks 1 & 2 new features include an enhanced and expanded monitor station network for improved cybersecurity, improved anti-jam capability, enhanced operational capability to control modernized military signals, support for GPS III boosted earth coverage Military code (M-code), and monitoring of Galileo-compatible and safety-of-life signals.

Mentioned as: galileoNarrative GrowthApr 30, 2021USSF / SMC Awards Raytheon Intelligence & Space GPS OCX 3F Contract

The European Union cooperates with the European Space Agency on the Galileo satellite navigation program and the Copernicus Earth observation satellite series.

Mentioned as: GalileoOrg RelationshipApr 8, 2021New ESA director general outlines priorities

Thales Alenia Space signed a €772 million contract with the European Space Agency acting in the name and on behalf of the European Union represented by the European Commission to provide six satellites for the 2nd Generation Galileo constellation.

Mentioned as: GalileoOrg RelationshipMar 8, 2021Thales Alenia Space Now Has A Major Role To Play With ESA’s 2nd Generation Galileo Constellation

The Galileo 2nd Generation satellites are designed to improve robustness to interference and jamming.

Mentioned as: galileoTechnical ProductMar 8, 2021Thales Alenia Space Now Has A Major Role To Play With ESA’s 2nd Generation Galileo Constellation

The Galileo Competence Center of the German Aerospace Center (DLR-GK) and Airbus signed a €16.8 million contract for hosting DLR’s COMPASSO mission on the ISS Bartolomeo platform.

Mentioned as: GalileoOrg RelationshipFeb 22, 2021DLR to use Airbus Bartolomeo service for first-ever in-orbit verification of laser-optical clocks

Highly stable optical clocks combined with optical links are intended for future generations of satellite navigation systems such as Galileo and for new GNSS architectures like the Kepler concept developed at DLR.

Mentioned as: GalileoOrg RelationshipFeb 22, 2021DLR to use Airbus Bartolomeo service for first-ever in-orbit verification of laser-optical clocks

The first OSNMA tests used eight Galileo satellites for around two hours on 18 November 2020.

Mentioned as: GalileoNarrative GeneralFeb 12, 2021Tests begin of Galileo’s OSNMA signal authentication service

OSNMA provides additional robustness to the Galileo signal intended to support applications where security and trustworthiness are a priority.

Mentioned as: GalileoNarrative GeneralFeb 12, 2021Tests begin of Galileo’s OSNMA signal authentication service

EGNOS Version 3 (GEO-4) will integrate signals from Galileo, Europe’s satellite navigation system.

Mentioned as: GalileoTechnical ProductFeb 9, 2021Eutelsat awarded €100m contract for next-gen European navigation overlay service

Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. of the UK built the payloads for the OHB-built Galileo satellites.

Mentioned as: GalileoNarrative GeneralJan 26, 2021Contracts for EUR €1.47 Billion Go to Aerospace Giants for Galileo’s Second Gen Satellites

The European Commission awarded two contracts for 12 second-generation Galileo satellites to Thales Alenia Space (Italy) and Airbus Defence & Space (Germany) for a total of EUR 1.47 billion.

Mentioned as: GalileoOrg RelationshipJan 26, 2021Contracts for EUR €1.47 Billion Go to Aerospace Giants for Galileo’s Second Gen Satellites

The European Commission launched the tender procedure in May 2018 to procure a first batch of 12 second-generation Galileo satellites through a competitive dialogue.

Mentioned as: GalileoOrg RelationshipJan 26, 2021Contracts for EUR €1.47 Billion Go to Aerospace Giants for Galileo’s Second Gen Satellites

OHB System AG built the first in-orbit validation Galileo satellite and subsequently built 38 Galileo satellites, of which 26 are now in orbit.

Mentioned as: GalileoOrg RelationshipJan 26, 2021Contracts for EUR €1.47 Billion Go to Aerospace Giants for Galileo’s Second Gen Satellites

There are 26 Galileo satellites currently in orbit, with two additional satellites due for launch in 2021-07-01.

Mentioned as: GalileoNoiseJan 22, 2021Airbus and Thales win $1.79 bn contracts for second-generation Galileo satellites
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