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A navigation odyssey
https://www.esa.int/Applications/Satellite_navigation/A_navigation_odyssey
Published: August 28, 2026 08:58
Homer’s The Odyssey chronicles Odysseus’s journey home to Ithaca after the Trojan War. A distance of approximately 530 km as the crow flies, yet it takes Odysseus ten years and countless adventures to arrive—without his crew or his boat. What could…
No signal left behind: new ways to detect jamming and spoofing
https://www.esa.int/Applications/Satellite_navigation/No_signal_left_behind_new_ways_to_detect_jamming_and_spoofing
Published: August 25, 2026 07:00
Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) are an invisible backbone for everyday life. They are essential for transportation, emergency response and public safety. They are also vulnerable to interference, both natural and human made.As our dependence on…
How digital twins can strengthen the resilience of position, navigation and timing capabilities
https://www.esa.int/Applications/Satellite_navigation/How_digital_twins_can_strengthen_the_resilience_of_position_navigation_and_timing_capabilities
Published: August 17, 2026 06:46
Earlier this year, the UK National PNT Digital Twin Environment (UPDATE) project, funded under the European Space Agency’s NAVISP programme, reached a key milestone in helping the United Kingdom understand and manage its dependence on positioning,…
Ground Control to Galileo Second Generation
https://www.esa.int/Applications/Satellite_navigation/Ground_Control_to_Galileo_Second_Generation
Published: August 10, 2026 11:05
On 3 July 2026, an invisible signal travelled across Europe. From Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany, to Rome, Italy, the signal connected the Galileo Ground Control Centre to a Galileo Second Generation satellite for the first time, marking a major step forward in…
Summer school builds future GNSS talent
https://www.esa.int/Applications/Satellite_navigation/Summer_school_builds_future_GNSS_talent
Published: July 30, 2026 12:28
From 13-24 July, the 17th annual European Space Agency (ESA)/Joint Research Centre (JRC) International Summer School on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) brought together a record 102 students, early-stage researchers and young professionals from…
ESA Academy’s Navigation Training Course
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2026/07/ESA_Academy_s_Navigation_Training_Course
Published: July 17, 2026 16:00
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From 22-26 June 2026, 30 university students from Europe and Canada came together at the European Space Agency (ESA) Academy’s Training and Learning Facility in Belgium to explore the fundamentals of global navigation satellite…
Navigation Training Course 2026
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2026/07/Navigation_Training_Course_2026
Published: July 9, 2026 09:31
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Navigation Training Course 2026
OpSTAR mission patch
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2026/07/OpSTAR_mission_patch
Published: July 6, 2026 13:32
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OpSTAR mission patch
Open opportunities with ESA Navigation
https://www.esa.int/Applications/Satellite_navigation/Open_opportunities_with_ESA_Navigation
Published: June 23, 2026 14:04
The European Space Agency (ESA) leads the design, development, qualification and R&D of flagship EU Space programmes Galileo and EGNOS. It also implements satellite navigation programmes focused on innovation, competitiveness and in-orbit demonstrations,…
Antenna pointing mechanism for Galileo second generation intersatellite links, Airbus Defence and Space
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2026/06/Antenna_pointing_mechanism_for_Galileo_second_generation_intersatellite_links_Airbus_Defence_and_Space
Published: June 10, 2026 09:32
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Antenna pointing mechanism for Galileo second generation intersatellite links, Airbus Defence and Space
Thales Alenia Space’s antenna pointing mechanism for Galileo second generation satellites
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2026/06/Thales_Alenia_Space_s_antenna_pointing_mechanism_for_Galileo_second_generation_satellites
Published: June 10, 2026 09:21
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Thales Alenia Space’s antenna pointing mechanism for Galileo second generation satellites
Putting the pieces together for Galileo second generation
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2026/06/Putting_the_pieces_together_for_Galileo_second_generation
Published: June 5, 2026 11:55
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Putting the pieces together for Galileo second generation
Launch of ESA’s Celeste mission 1
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2026/03/Launch_of_ESA_s_Celeste_mission_1
Published: March 28, 2026 10:20
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At 10:14 CET on 28 March, the first two satellites of ESA’s Celeste LEO-PNT in-orbit demonstration mission lifted off aboard a Rocket Lab Electron rocket from Māhia, New Zealand.Celeste is Europe’s first initiative to bring…
Celeste: Countdown to Launch 1
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2026/03/Celeste_Countdown_to_Launch_1
Published: March 23, 2026 16:00
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00:03:50
On 25 March, the first two satellites of the Celeste in-orbit demonstration mission will lift off aboard Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket from the company’s Māhia Launch Complex in New Zealand.Celeste will play a pioneering role in…
CELESTE pre-launch media briefing
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2026/03/CELESTE_pre-launch_media_briefing
Published: March 12, 2026 14:00
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00:52:29
Watch the replay of the CELESTE pre-launch media briefing. The briefing covered the mission details of the ahead of the inaugural launch of ESA’s Celeste LEO-PNT in-orbit demonstration constellation. The first two satellites are…