... forces vulnerable to attacks. In 2002, the EU initiated a European alternative to GPS, which is one of four existing Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS). At the core of Galileo lies a European strategic determination to create a stand-alone...
... institutional launches per year. The EU, for example, is launching a navigation satellite system, Galileo, similar to the U.S GPS system, that requires 24 operational satellites (plus in-orbit spares), which should guarantee a continuing demand for...
... reading, chapter notes and an index. Much to its credit, it even includes a chapter on ‘European, Russian and other satellite systems’. I can imagine that the entire series of more than 30 books looks good on any serious reader’s bookshelves...
... deployment of the first ever space-based communications system. The Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS) would consist of a constellation of geosynchronous satellites and associated ground facilities, providing global tracking, telemetry...
... develop a set of interface standards to ensure interoperability of the hardware. The European GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite Systems) is a big European project potentially leading the way to new applications. Why is it of strategic importance for...
...country and is world-renowned for sensors and optical systems. Many European space missions would not exist without ...Galileo Reference Centre (GRC) - where data from the Galileo satellite system is received - and ESA-SBIC, Europe's first centre for...