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Sepentrio and Xona Space Systems have signed a new MoU as the two companies look to deepen their collaboration on next-generation positioning and timing solutions. It is an interesting partnership between a company in Europe, and one in the U.S. The two companies announced this further collaboration, Oct. 7.

Sepentrio is a manufacturer of high-precision multi-frequency multi-constellation GPS/GNSS positioning technology headquartered in Belgium, and Xona Space Systems is based out of California.

This agreement builds on Xona’s recent successful launch of Pulsar-0, its first-production class LEO PNT satellite. Within days of launch, Septentrio began tracking and analyzing Pulsar signals, an early milestone toward unlocking the service’s full potential.

Septentrio and Xona plan to advance receiver development, evaluate real-world performance, and explore commercial opportunities across different  industrial and defense applications. These use cases could include drones and autonomous vehicles, precision agriculture, construction and mining, robotics, timing and critical infrastructure.

The two companies believe this collaboration will mark a significant step toward addressing the growing demand for high-precision navigation in challenging environments. The two companies believe the MoU underscores a shared vision of both companies to advance satellite-based navigation technology and unlock the potential of hybrid GNSS-LEO solutions.

Earlier this year, Xona raised close to $100 million in a Series B funding round to build the Pulsar satellite constellation.