Galileo Secure Service Testing Starts

[MikeB]

The European Space Agency announces that the testing has been started by Member States of the Galileo Secure Service. The UK, Belgium, France and Italy have performed acquisition and location testing using the four Galileo Satellites that are currently in orbit. The ESA has also collaborated with Holland and Italy testing both fixed and mobile location services.

These services use the Public Regulated Service (PRS) which is an encrypted signal designed to be utilised only by authorised users such as emergency services. The testing of the Galileo PRS service has resulted in sub 10 metre accuracy from just the four satellites currently deployed.

Italy has also developed its own independent PRS receivers based on the Galileo specification proving that the service has been implemented to the correct specification and that other third party manufacturers could have the capability to build the required receiving equipment.

All of these tests have been conducted using ground based test environments. Later in the year there will be a series of aeronautical tests to prove the system's validity for flight.

Click here for the ESA Galileo news article, and here for the Galileo MicroSite

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