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THALES ALENIA SPACE WON EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY’S ONE OF TWO LEO-PNT ORBIT DEMONSTRATORS
A new satnav layer will complement the European Galileo constellation for added resilience and novel services.
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Thales Alenia Space signed a contract with European Space Agency to deliver an end-to-end solution for the LEO-PNT (Low Earth Orbit Positioning Navigation and Timing) orbit demonstrator. This contract includes the space (5 satellites to be launched), ground and users segments, the in-orbit operations (including deorbiting), the launch, the test user segment, experimentation and service demonstration in different industries representative user environments.
This constellation will work in combination with Galileo and other satellite navigation systems to provide guaranteed centimetre location accuracy, robustness, resistance against jamming and spoofing as well as low latency (very fast acquisition). LEO-PNT will thus allow to serve emerging applications as high-level autonomy cars including persistent coverage in dense urban areas, unmanned aerial & maritime vehicles or 5G/6G ground telecommunication network synchronization.
LEO-PNT will benefit from Thales Alenia Space strong expertise as leader in the navigation domain from EGNOS to Galileo Second Generation as well as from its heritage acquired through Native Positioning System or IOT programs such as ARGOS, Angels, Kineis or Omnispace. Thales Alenia Space will also capitalize on its strong partnership experience with Newspace actors, leveraged to introduce new entrants into this field.
Thales Alenia Space’s solution will also capitalize on Europe’s dynamism in micro-launch vehicles, helping to secure Europe’s strategic access to space.
Thales Alenia Space signed a contract with European Space Agency to deliver an end-to-end solution for the LEO-PNT (Low Earth Orbit Positioning Navigation and Timing) orbit demonstrator. This contract includes the space (5 satellites to be launched), ground and users segments, the in-orbit operations (including deorbiting), the launch, the test user segment, experimentation and service demonstration in different industries representative user environments.
This constellation will work in combination with Galileo and other satellite navigation systems to provide guaranteed centimetre location accuracy, robustness, resistance against jamming and spoofing as well as low latency (very fast acquisition). LEO-PNT will thus allow to serve emerging applications as high-level autonomy cars including persistent coverage in dense urban areas, unmanned aerial & maritime vehicles or 5G/6G ground telecommunication network synchronization.
LEO-PNT will benefit from Thales Alenia Space strong expertise as leader in the navigation domain from EGNOS to Galileo Second Generation as well as from its heritage acquired through Native Positioning System or IOT programs such as ARGOS, Angels, Kineis or Omnispace. Thales Alenia Space will also capitalize on its strong partnership experience with Newspace actors, leveraged to introduce new entrants into this field.
Thales Alenia Space’s solution will also capitalize on Europe’s dynamism in micro-launch vehicles, helping to secure Europe’s strategic access to space.
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