Galileo satellite navigation system
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The Galileo satellite navigation system is the European Union’s global navigation satellite system designed to provide highly accurate positioning and timing services worldwide as an independent alternative to GPS and other GNSS constellations.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Galileo GNSS | 1 |
| Galileo navigation satellites | 1 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
European Union space program
ⓘ
global navigation satellite system ⓘ |
| accuracy |
centimeter-level with augmentation
ⓘ
meter-level for Open Service ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Galileo
ⓘ
Galileo satellite navigation system ⓘ
surface form:
Galileo GNSS
|
| applicationDomain |
aviation
ⓘ
location-based services ⓘ maritime navigation ⓘ scientific applications ⓘ transportation ⓘ |
| civilianControl | true ⓘ |
| controlSegmentLocation |
Fucino, Italy
ⓘ
Oberpfaffenhofen ⓘ
surface form:
Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
|
| country | European Union ⓘ |
| coverageArea | global ⓘ |
| designedAs |
civilian-controlled system
ⓘ
independent alternative to BeiDou ⓘ independent alternative to GLONASS ⓘ independent alternative to GPS ⓘ |
| developmentStartDate | 1999 ⓘ |
| fundedBy | European Union budget ⓘ |
| inclination | about 56 degrees ⓘ |
| initialServicesStartDate | 2016-12-15 ⓘ |
| interoperableWith |
BeiDou
ⓘ
GLONASS ⓘ GPS ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Galileo Galilei ⓘ |
| numberOfOrbitalPlanes | 3 ⓘ |
| operator |
European Space Agency
ⓘ
European Union ⓘ European Union Agency for the Space Programme ⓘ |
| orbitalAltitude | about 23222 kilometres ⓘ |
| orbitType | medium Earth orbit ⓘ |
| partOf |
European Union space-related structures
ⓘ
surface form:
EU Space Programme
|
| plannedFullOperationalCapability | 2020s ⓘ |
| plannedOperationalSatellites | 24 ⓘ |
| plannedSatellites | 30 ⓘ |
| plannedSpareSatellites | 6 ⓘ |
| primaryUserCommunity | civilian users worldwide ⓘ |
| purpose |
navigation
ⓘ
positioning ⓘ satellite navigation ⓘ timing services ⓘ |
| service |
Commercial Service
ⓘ
Open Service ⓘ Public Regulated Service ⓘ Search and Rescue Service ⓘ |
| signalFrequencyBand |
E1
ⓘ
E5a ⓘ E5b ⓘ E6 ⓘ |
| timeStandard |
International Atomic Time
ⓘ
surface form:
Galileo System Time
|
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Galileo GNSS
this entity surface form:
Galileo navigation satellites