Preparing Galileo Receivers

Date: Tue, Oct 06, 2015 | 06:30 - 06:45 GMT | 08:30 - 08:45 CEST

Replay: Tue, Oct 06, 2015 | 17:30 - 17:45 GMT | 19:30 - 19:45 CEST

Type: ESA TV Exchange

Format: 16:9

Europe’s own satellite navigation system building is well under way with now one third of the constellation in Space, after the successful launch last 11 September of Galileo Satellites 9 and 10, from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.

But Galileo is not only about satellites, the system is also composed of a huge ground segment: a network of stations deployed around the earth and designed to manage the satellites and to check the positioning signals. 

However one should never forget the meaning of all this : the end users who will use the Galileo signals thanks to new receivers.

Since several years now the work on these devices has started.  There are already mass market and professional "Galileo enabled" receivers.

As support to Galileo receiver development, GSA, the European Global Navigation Satellites System Agency, has been coordinating a comprehensive testing programme in cooperation with testing centres at the European Joint Research Centre in ISPRA, Italy and at ESA Navigation lab at ESTEC, Netherlands.

This video, produced by the GSA, explains what is the current status for Galileo receivers.

 Please note that the transmission is on the  EBS+ Channel and the replay on EBS.

More information at: http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Navigation

Preview and download:
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2015/09/Preparing_Galileo_receivers

Script:
EbS109155.doc

Satellite Parameters: Eutelsat 9A at 9 degrees E, transponder 59, downlink frequency 11900.1 horizontally polarised, symbol rate 27,500 FEC 2/3.