Today, the European Commission – with the support of ESA – is launching the procurement of Galileo, a global navigation system composed of 30 dedicated navigation satellites and a ground ...

Galileo’s terrestrial nerve centre formally entered service today. With the first Galileo satellites due to be launched next August, Fucino in central Italy will oversee the running of all navigation ...

After being pushed back two days in a row, a Falcon 9 rocket quietly rose into the evening sky. The rocket looked like a torch as it flew opposite the late day sun. A swirling white trail was all that ...

Europe’s latest Galileo satellites in space have joined the operational constellation, transmitting navigation signals to three billion users across planet Earth as well as relaying distress calls to ...

On December 17, 2025, two Galileo satellites will soar into space aboard the Ariane 6 rocket, marking a significant moment in the evolution of European satellite navigation. This launch is not just a ...

The EU and the US have put the finishing touches to a system designed to enable signals from their respective satellite navigation systems to be picked up on the same receiver device in future. A ...

Galileo’s capabilities have grown with the addition of a new High Accuracy Service, freely available worldwide to anyone with a suitably equipped receiver. Delivering horizontal accuracy down to 20 cm ...

As the Galileo contracting marathon heads into the final stretch, a debate is still raging over whether to pick one or two launchers and satellite suppliers for the satnav system, even though ...

No audio available for this content. Galileo Second Generation Batch#1A satellites. (Image: ESA). Galileo is Europe’s civil global satellite navigation constellation and a major success, being the ...

That's the plan but there's a way to go yet for full global integration. The USA operates the Navstar satellite system and Russia, Glonass. Galileo will join the worldwide system eventually. The first ...

No audio available for this content. Galileo launch 11 from Europe’s spaceport in French Guyana sent satellites 27 and 28 into orbit. (Photo: ESA/CNES/Arianespace) News from the European Space Agency ...