Galileo: en route to full operational capability
Date: Fri, Nov 26, 2021 | 07:30 - 09:00 GMT | 08:30 - 10:00 CET
Replay: Fri, Nov 26, 2021 | 16:00 - 17:30 GMT | 17:00 - 18:30 CET
Type: ESA TV Exchange
Soon another pair of Galileo satellites will be launched on top of a Soyuz from Europe spaceport in French Guyana. These satellites are the first of the so-called third batch, comprising of 12 additional first-generation Galileo satellites commissioned in 2017 to bring the constellation to full operational capability. They will be used to further expand the constellation up to 38 satellites and act as backups and spares for satellites that reach end-of-life.
This 11th Galileo launch also marks the 10 year anniversary of the first launch of the Galileo operational satellites and the start of the construction of the constellation. Ten years later Galileo is the most accurate satellite navigation system in the world and available on every recent smartphone and device. It has also been twenty years that satellite navigation was introduced as a completely new activity in the European space sector.
Meanwhile ESA continues to ensure the future of the Galileo programme and European expertise in satellite navigation. For Galileo ESA has already commissioned a second generation of more powerful and flexible navigation satellites while new services are being developed to meet market demand.
This VNR includes interviews with :
- Paul Verhoef, Director of Navigation, ESA – in English, German, French & Dutch
- Andrea Cotellessa: Head of Galileo Space Segment Management Office, ESA – in English & Italian
- Bastiaan Willemse, Head of Galileo FOC Satellite Management Service - in English & Dutch
- Sylvain Loddo, Head of Ground Segment Management Office - in English & French
More information at: https://www.esa.int/Applications/Navigation/Galileo
Preview and download:
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2021/11/Galileo_en_route_to_full_operational_capability
Script:
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