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[CNESMAG] Galileo:a constellation of services
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News TelecommunicationsMay 18, 2022 -
[Live] Follow Soyouz/Galileo launch on December 4...
For its 13th launch of the year, Arianespace orbited two more satellites Galileo: FOC 23 and 24 from our Guiana space center.
News Ariane InstitutionalDecember 4, 2021 -
Galileo satellites’ last step before launch
Europe’s Galileo satellite navigation constellation is set to grow. Later this year the first two out of 12 ‘Batch 3’ Galileo satellites will be launched by Soyuz from French...
News TelecommunicationsJune 3, 2021 -
ESA signs contract for new generation of Galileo
Acting on behalf of the European Commission, ESA has signed two contracts for an overall amount of €1.47 billion, to design and build the first batch of the second generation of...
News TelecommunicationsMay 28, 2021 -
Galileo now replying to SOS messages worldwide
As well as providing global navigation services, Europe’s Galileo satellite constellation is contributing to saving more than 2000 lives annually by relaying SOS messages to first...
News TelecommunicationsMarch 20, 2020 -
[Replay] 4 new Galileo satellites in orbit !
Ariane 5 ES orbited four more satellites (satellites 23 to 26) for the Galileo constellation. Liftoff happened at 13:25 (Paris time).
News Ariane General public, InstitutionalJuly 25, 2018 -
4 new Galileo satellites in orbit !
Ariane 5 ES orbited 4 Galileo satellites from The Guiana Space Centre on Monday 12, December 2017. Watch the replay !
News, Event Ariane General public, InstitutionalDecember 13, 2017 -
[PRESS] Galileo serving connected/autonomous...
CNES, the Commissariat General for Sustainable Development/Research and Innovation Directorate (DRI), the Directorate General for Infrastructure, Transport and the Sea (DGITM),...
News TelecommunicationsOctober 30, 2017 -
[PRESS] CNES expert Laurent Lestarquit wins...
Laurent Lestarquit, a CNES expert in GNSS signal processing, with his European team of José Ángel Ávila Rodríguez (Spain), Jean-Luc Issler (France, CNES), Lionel Ries (France and...
News Institutional affairsJune 15, 2017 -
Press Release: Four new satellites to join...
One week before the launch of four new satellites for Galileo, the European Union’s satellite navigation programme, CNES President and interministerial coordinator for European...
News Telecommunications, DefenceNovember 14, 2016 -
[REPLAY] ARIANE 5 LAUNCH ON NOVEMBER 17 2016
Ariane 5 ES orbited four Galileo satelllites from the Guiana Space Centre. The lift off happened on 17 November at 10:06 (French Guiana time), at 14 :06 (Paris time).
News ArianeNovember 10, 2016 -
Galileo: Alba and Oriana in orbit!
During the night of 10-11 September, Soyuz successfully launched Alba and Oriana, the 9th and 10th satellites in the Galileo constellation, Europe’s future GPS. But did you know...
News Ariane, Telecommunications General public, InstitutionalSeptember 11, 2015 -
Jean-Yves Le Gall: “In 2015, CNES will be making...
Monday 5 January, CNES President Jean-Yves Le Gall delivered his New Year wishes to members of the French and international press in the Salle de l’Espace at Paris Les Halles....
News Ariane, Observation, Sciences, Telecommunications, Defence, Institutional affairsDecember 11, 2014 -
4 Galileo satellites in orbit
The 3rd and 4th satellites of the Galileo global satellite navigation system were launched one week ago from the Guiana Space Centre. They have now joined their predecessors,...
News Other field InstitutionalSeptember 14, 2012 -
Soyuz completes first flight from French Guiana
The Russian launcher orbited the first 2 operational satellites of the future European Galileo navigation system Friday 21 October.
News Other field InstitutionalAugust 15, 2011 -
First two Galileo satellites set for launch on...
The first two satellites of Europe’s future navigation system are awaiting launch in French Guiana. Galileo will provide better coverage and positioning accuracy than the U.S....
News Other field InstitutionalAugust 15, 2011 -
CNES works to enhance GPS positioning
As professional applications relying on the satellite-based Global Positioning System (GPS) continue to expand, CNES’s engineers are working tirelessly to improve its positional...
News Other field InstitutionalApril 13, 2011
