Together with precise optical ranging between selected satellites, this provides orbit determination capabilities with unprecedented accuracy. The Kepler infrastructure thus consists of three main ...

The Galileo satellite system is a £8bn navigation project intended to rival the US-controlled Global Positioning System. Once fully operational in 2020 it will provide accurate position ...

and students have furthered all aspects of satellite navigation technology from the antenna design, advanced radio processing, and the digital signal processing. This work initiated with the US Global ...

The European Union activated its Galileo satellite navigation system in December 2016. The EU is dedicated to setting this system apart from other navigation systems such as GPS - the US ...

High-precision orbit and clock information is a basic requirement for precise positioning with Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSSs) such as the American GPS or the European Galileo. Satellite ...

By Marc J. Berkowitz, Defense Opinion Writer. The United States has ceded its leadership position in space-based positioning, navigation and timing (PNT), with stark ramifications for most all U.S.

India successfully launched into orbit on Wednesday a new navigation satellite aboard a home-grown rocket, strengthening its ...

"The UK Space Agency is leading the work to develop options for a British alternative to Galileo, to guarantee our satellite positioning, navigation and timing needs are met in the future." ...

Galileo, and Global'naya Navigatsionnaya Sputnikovaya Sistema (GLONASS). Published in the journal Satellite Navigation on April 8, 2024, their research demonstrates significant enhancements in ...

With tomorrow's launch of 4 more #Galileo satellites, Europe's satellite #navigation constellation will reach 26 satellites in space, completing the project's first construction cycle. The Galileo ...

More information: Xingxing Li et al, Determination of global geodetic parameters using satellite laser ranging to Galileo, GLONASS, and BeiDou satellites, Satellite Navigation (2024). DOI: 10.1186 ...