http://www.satellitetoday.com Satellite Today en-us 2013 Tue, 21 May 2013 8:03:32 EDT Europe has inaugurated its newest Galileo Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) service center.... http://www.satellitetoday.com/civilspace/esa/41188.html Tue, 14 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT [Satellite TODAY 04-25-13] The European Space Agency (ESA) and Arianespace have announced their decision to postpone the Vega launch VV02 for 24 hours. The... http://www.satellitetoday.com/civilspace/esa/41090.html Thu, 25 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT STMicroelectronics has announced that its Teseo II single-chip satellite-tracking ICs performed successfully in the first ground location test using Europe’s independent navigation system, Galileo.... http://www.satellitetoday.com/civilspace/esa/41011.html Fri, 12 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT Matt Perkins, CEO of Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL), has been elected Vice-Chair of the U.K. Industry Association for Space (UKspace), the trade association of the UK space industry.... http://www.satellitetoday.com/civilspace/esa/40976.html Mon, 8 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT The European Space Agency (ESA) has announced that the first four satellites of the future Galileo Satellite Navigation constellation achieved their first autonomous position fix.... http://www.satellitetoday.com/civilspace/esa/40808.html Wed, 13 Mar 2013 0:00:00 EDT [Satellite TODAY 01-15-13] Eutelsat Communications will deploy a new generation of advanced functions developed by the satellite’s prime contractor Thales Alenia Space on its upcoming Eutelsat 8 West B satellite to enhance its performance, flexibility and signal security.   The new features are... http://www.satellitetoday.com/civilspace/esa/40440.html Tue, 15 Jan 2013 0:00:00 EST Intense solar storms are expected next year, which means that the number of sunspots will increase massively, causing changes in our planet’s ionosphere.... http://www.satellitetoday.com/civilspace/esa/40253.html Fri, 14 Dec 2012 0:00:00 EST [Satellite News 07-30-12] The European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) is Europe’s first venture into the field of satellite navigation and paves the way for the continent’s Galileo satellite navigation system. EGNOS also augments the U.S. Global Positioning System (GPS) in order... http://www.satellitetoday.com/civilspace/esa/39216.html Mon, 30 Jul 2012 0:00:00 EDT [Satellite News 02-24-12] Thales Alenia Space has won the largest satellite construction contract in history to produce six Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) satellites for the European meteorological satellite organization (Eumetsat), the company confirmed Feb. 24.    The European Space Agency (ESA)... http://www.satellitetoday.com/civilspace/esa/38393.html Fri, 24 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST [Satellite News 02-06-12] The European Commission (EC) has finalizing $400 million in contracts to build eight more Galileo navigation network spacecraft and adapt Arianespace’s Ariane 5 heavy-lift launcher to deliver four satellites to orbit in a single flight, officials confirmed Feb. 3.  ... http://www.satellitetoday.com/civilspace/esa/38283.html Mon, 6 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST