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Thursday, February 27, 2025
The EGNOS (European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service) Workshop 2025 is set to take place on October 1-2, 2025, in the vibrant city of Berlin, Germany. This prestigious event, known for gathering leading experts and professionals in satellite-based navigation, promises to be an exceptional platform for sharing innovations, discussing…
Friday, December 13, 2024
EGNOS has reached an impressive milestone with 1,000 approach procedures now utilising its Satellite-Based Augmentation System (SBAS). This achievement highlights EGNOS's vital role in transforming aviation safety, accessibility, and sustainability across Europe.Supporting safety in aviationThe integration of EGNOS has introduced…
Monday, July 01, 2024
Eight months ago, the release of EGNOS last version marked a significant milestone in the evolution of this essential technology, and its performance has been exceptional, even amid the challenges of the solar peak.The European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) is a satellite-based augmentation system (SBAS) that…
Thursday, March 21, 2024
The European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA), together with European Satellite Services Provider (ESSP), held a two-day meeting in Dublin last week. More than 130 people participated from 23 different countries, including national air navigation service providers and authorities, civil aircraft operators, maritime receiver’s…
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
The European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) declared the new EGNOS Safety of Life (SoL) assisted service for MAritime userS (ESMAS). A new User Support Website for the service has been published and the former EGNOS User Support Website has been modified. The following changes are brought to the attention of all EGNOS users:…
Monday, November 27, 2023
The EGNOS User Satisfaction Survey aims at collecting valuable feedback from current and potential users. Continuing from the combined survey model launched last year (EGNOS and Galileo), this multiple-choice survey only takes a few minutes to complete but your contribution can have a huge impact on the…
Tuesday, August 29, 2023
The EGNOS geostationary satellite (GEO) ASTRA 5-B (GEO-2/PRN 123) has been introduced in the operational platform replacing satellite INMARSAT 4F2 (PRN 126), which has become part of the EGNOS TEST Platform broadcasting the TEST Signal-In-Space. With the successfully completion of the last scheduled GEO Swap, all swaps planned for the second and…
Thursday, August 03, 2023
The EGNOS geostationary satellite (GEO) INMARSAT 4F2 (PRN 126) has been introduced in the operational platform replacing satellite ASTRA 5-B (GEO-2/PRN 123), which has become part of the EGNOS TEST Platform broadcasting the TEST Signal-In-Space. This current Space Segment configuration will last until 14h August 2023, when the planned second GEO…
Service Notice #26 published: EGNOS Space Segment changes in the second and third quarters of 2023!!
Monday, June 05, 2023
If you are an EGNOS user, please be informed of the temporal modifications expected in the EGNOS Space Segment from the 15th June 2023 to 4th September 2023.
Due to planned activities required in the current operational EGNOS geostationary satellites (GEOs), the INMARSAT 4F2 (PRN 126) will be transmitting the EGNOS Operational signal, while the…
Monday, June 05, 2023
Launched onboard EUTELSAT’s Hotbird 13G satellite in November 2022 from Cape Canaveral, the EGNOS payload is ready to transmit the first EGNOS V3 test signals, as of Thursday, 1 June 2023. Placed in a geostationary orbit some 35,000 km away from the Earth, the payload underwent a rigorous testing phase before entering service. It is expected to…