Now the EU has awarded the first important orders 3 of 6 to companies. ThalesAleniaSpace (Italy) received the surcharge in the matter of system support, the first 14 satellites were ordered from the German OHB System AG, and with the start services Arianespace (France) was instructed.

The EU commission speeds up the prestige project Galileo. The commission gives to the more favorable offer of the German satellite farmer OHB the surcharge for the project which have asserted themselves with it against the substantially bigger competitor EADS. Russian rockets should carry the navigation system in all. Russische Raketen sollen das Navigationssystem ins All befördern.

It will allow in all metre-exact local regulations for traffic or agriculture. Galileo is linked up not only with the US system GPS, but also with the navigation systems of Russia and China. EU-traffic commissioner Antonio Tajani put away that Galileo could become more expensive all together than the up to now estimated 3.4 milliard euros from EU means. EU-Verkehrskommissar Antonio Tajani räumte ein, dass Galileo insgesamt teurer werden könnte als die bisher veranschlagten 3,4 Milliarden Euro aus EU-Mitteln.

Egnos means European Geostationary navigation Overlay service and will complement the American satellite navigation system GPS or improve. With GPS is the position on only 10 metres can be exactly ascertained, with Egnos the position on up to 2 metres can be exactly determined.

Egnos covers almost all European states and encloses three satellites and a ground net of 40 detection stations and four controlling centres.

However, Egnos is only one herald of Galileo, the European satellite navigation system should go at the latest in 2014 to company. For comparison Galileo has at disposal 30 satellites in the final stage of development.

The manager ESA for mission company and infrastructure Gaele of winter, and the Hessian economic Assistant Secretary Steffen Saebisch announced the start to the European idea competition European Satellite to navigation Competition in 2009.

The ESA also gets on as idea smiths for the commercial use of space technology. Hence, we help to promote innovative ideas and want to support young enterprisers“, thus of winter.

From the 1st of May to the 31st of July use ideas above the Internet main entrance http://www.galileo-masters.eu can be announced.

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After financing problems and quarrel in the EU about Galileo one holds, nevertheless, in the aim firmly purely civil European Galileo Navigationssystem should be fully functioning in 2013. And with it we would be in the EU space, finally, independent of the American GPS a system. The American system should get already 2010 problems because of old satellites. Das amerikanische System soll ja bereits 2010 Probleme wegen alter Satelliten bekommen.

Militarily used systems like the US variation GPS or the Russian Glonass can be closed for safety reasons partially for the civil use. Galileo will be compatible with GPS and Glonass. Another advantage for Galileo is the exactness then with Galileo it becomes possibly his up to two metres exact to determine where a carriage or the similar is. Every point of the earth will be grasped by a total of 4 satellites. All together 30 satellites are required for Galileo. Till present 2 satellites are in the orbit, Giove-A and Giove B. Nevertheless, in 2010 something should go on so other 2 should be shot in all and the test company could start. Ein weiterer Vorteil für Galileo ist die Genauigkeit denn mit Galileo wird es möglich sein bis auf zwei Meter genau zu bestimmen wo sich ein Wagen oder ähnliches befindet. Jeder Punkt der Erde wird von insgesamt 4 Satelliten erfasst werden. Insgesamt werden 30 Satelliten für Galileo benötigt. Bis jetzt sind 2 Satelliten im Orbit, Giove-A und Giove-B. 2010 sollte doch einiges weitergehen so sollen weitere 2 ins All geschossen werden und der Probebetrieb könnte starten.

Giove B celebrates his first birthday in the orbit, Giove B is 2 satellites for Galileo Navigationssystem in all was shot. Giove B weighs 500 kilo grief and was produced by Astrium in the Aufgrag of the ESA.

Giove B was shot on the 27th of April, 2008 by the Kazakh Baikonur in the earth orbit. In July, 2008 the satellite became for completely ready for use.

Since then GIOVE B has broadcast navigation test signals in the ground stations on the whole earth which allow a long time measurement of the signal quality to engineers and researchers. GIOVE B is of use as the first satellite in all modulation standard MBOC (Multiplexed Binary offset Carrier) for the signal transference.

This standard is necessary for the application of Galileo.

The American Worldwide Positioning system briefly GPS is called from 2010 not more 100 percent be functional. Today almost every driver uses GPS, and it is only difficult to introduce one must get by without navigation system. Exactly this fiasco threatens there Galileo only in 2012-2013 does not finish and the Americans her satellites early enough have exchanged. Since several GPS satellites reach in 2010 the end of her life span and must be exchanged to guarantee the entire effectiveness of GPS. At the age of 3 years verspätung the first new satellites were shot in November, 2008 in all, unfortunately, too late. Genau dieses Fiasko droht da Galileo erst 2012-2013 fertig wird und die Amerikaner ihre Satelliten nicht früh genug ausgetauscht haben. Denn etliche GPS Satelliten erreichen 2010 das Ende ihrer Lebensdauer und müssen ausgetauscht werden, um die vollständige Funktionsfähigkeit von GPS zu gewährleisten. Mit 3 Jahren verspätung wurden im November 2008 die ersten neuen Satelliten ins All geschossen, leider viel zu spät.

Should one not succeed the air Force, however in renewing early the necessary number of satellites, this could concern military as well as private users.

The start of the space centre of Xichang in the southwest-Chinese province of Sichuan ran according to the official news agency Xinhua easily. Three weeks after the test with an anti-satellite weapon a rocket of the type “long march 3-A” brought the satellite "Beidou" in are orbit.

China develops at the moment an experimental navigation and position system with the name Compass. It should serve the telecommunications, the transportation and the “national security”. China works together with the construction of the Galileo-navigation system with the EU China arbeitet beim Aufbau des Galileo-Navigationssystems mit der EU zusammen

The Chinese navigation net Compass is valid in the branch as a dangerous competitor to the Galileo net. China publishes up to now hardly information about his system. However, is known that China has ordered 30 highly exact atomic clocks in Switzerland. These watches are the heart of navigation satellites. According to present information the Compass system should exist of five geostationary and 30 satellites flying around the earth. Bekannt ist aber, dass China 30 hochgenaue Atomuhren in der Schweiz bestellt hat. Diese Uhren sind das Herzstück von Navigationssatelliten. Nach bisherigen Informationen soll das Compass-System aus fünf geostationären und 30 um die Erde fliegenden Satelliten bestehen.

The boss of the European syndicate for the construction of the Galileo satellites, Jürgen Ackermann, had pointed only recently before the dangers from China. If not soon the great order occurs for the construction of the Galileo satellites, the planned introduction of the system would be endangered in 2011-strong. The market risk for Galileo becomes bigger, Ackermann also said with look at the developments in China, other delays with Galileo would raise the price of the system of the Europeans. Das Marktrisiko für Galileo werde größer, sagte Ackermann auch mit Blick auf die Entwicklungen in China, Weitere Verzögerungen bei Galileo würden das System der Europäer verteuern.
[via wissen.de]

The Swiss enterprise U blox has announced a chip which can use the signals of the American GPS satellite as well as the European Galileo of satellite-navigation system. The chip covers a surface of 100 qmm and works with 50 canals, according to manufacturer's data with an acquisition and Tracking delicacy of-160 dBm. He supports for the improvement of the GPS signal to used enlargement systems (satellite-Based Augmentation of system) Wide area Augmentation system (WAAS) and the EGNOS thought for Galileo (European Geostationary navigation Overlay service) as well as with MSAS the Japanese counterpart to the EGNOS system in Europe. Er unterstützt die zur Verbesserung des GPS-Signals genutzten Erweiterungssysteme (Satellite-Based Augmentation Systems) Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) und das für Galileo gedachte EGNOS (European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service) sowie mit MSAS das japanische Pendant zum EGNOS-System in Europa.
[via golem]

India's quest for a Worldwide Positioning Satellite (GPS) system has ended. It wants access the Russian Worldwide navigation Satellite system (GLONASS), ending speculation that India what considering being a part of the network, formerly a military system, now open to civilian use.

India's search for a GPS system had seen it engage in negotiations with the European project Galileo, but the push had run into security concerns. Indian negotiators were satisfied that the information accessible on the proposed system what adequately firewalled against individuals and possible military users. China is part of Galileo. China is also part of Galileo.

Recent discussions with Russia had seen reports read week that India could be part of GLONASS. A decision has now been taken and India wants be able to access the constellation of active satellites which transmit coded signals in two frequency bands.
[via indiatimes]

The Darmstädter CAPCOM AG has together with the Frankfurt Corporate Identity agency M² OF CROSS MEDIA the new appearance for CESAH, to the founder's centre for uses of the future European satellite navigation system Galileo, ent-wickelt.

On the basis of the enterprise strategy the new name was translated into an attractive word-picture brand. This shows in symbolic kind of the satellite navigation 3 On gave of the new satellite navigation centre.

In narrow vote with her principal developed CAPCom and M² OF CROSS MEDIA an appearance which distinguishes itself by visual independence and stresses the technological background. The implementing of the new Corporate designs should be concluded on all CESAH media as quickly as possible. This concerns for the time being the commercial printed matter and the web site. Dies betrifft vorerst die Geschäftsdrucksachen und den Internet-Auftritt.

With GALILEO Europe will create a new generation of satellite navigation system. Beside a higher exactness in particular a guarantee is given to the user by GALILEO for the availability and reliability of the system which there will not be with the American GPS also in future. With it many new uses are only allowed in the civil area. GALILEO will be available after extensive tests and tests in which the European space controlling centre ESOC will be substantially involved in Darmstadt at the beginning of the next decade. [pressemitteilung] Damit werden viele neue Anwendungen im zivilen Bereich erst ermöglicht. GALILEO wird nach umfangreichen Tests und Erprobungen, an denen das europäische Raumfahrtkontrollzentrum ESOC in Darmstadt wesentlich beteiligt sein wird, zu Beginn des nächsten Jahrzehnts verfügbar sein.[pressemitteilung]