Monday, June 27, 2011
European space company Astrium announced it will deliver the Ground Control Segment for the full operational Galileo system, Europe's global navigation satellite system, at this week's Paris Air Show here.
Astrium said it has been awarded a 73.5 million euro ($105.7 million) contract from the European Space Agency and the European Union for the Galileo Full Operational Capability Ground Control Segment.
The Ground Control Segment (GCS) covers the elements necessary to support the management and control of the satellite constellation. Under the terms of the agreement, Astrium will then provide GCS facilities for the operation of the constellation of the navigation satellite system.
The contract, which will be led by an Astrium team out of the UK, covers the provision of a new facility at Fucino (Italy) and the expansion of the existing Ground Control Centre at Oberpfaffenhofen (Germany).
The deployment also includes the provision of a temporary GCS back-up facility at the Fucino Galileo Control Centre for the four In-Orbit Validation satellites, and the provision of two further Telemetry, Tracking and Command (TTC) stations on Réunion and Nouméa.
During the In-Orbit Validation phase, Astrium said it will also provide the initial Galileo ground segment infrastructure, including the functional elements contained at the Oberpfaffenhofen Galileo Control Centre and the two existing Telemetry, Tracking and Command (TTC) stations located at Kiruna and Kourou. Through the new contract, the UK team will be responsible for the deployment of the GCS to provide the full operational capability for the complete constellation.
The deployment of the Galileo system until its Full Operational Capability is achieved under a public procurement scheme, entirely financed by the European Union.
By: DocMemory
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