GIOVE-A navigation signal available to users

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Artists impression of GIOVE-A in orbit. The spacecrafts navigation signal antenna is directed towards the viewer. Credits: ESA
Artist's impression of GIOVE-A in orbit. The spacecraft's navigation signal antenna is directed towards the viewer. Credits: ESA

The GIOVE-A Signal-in-Space Interface Control Document, the document that gives the technical details of the signals transmitted by the GIOVE-A satellite, has been released. This will allow receiver manufacturers and research institutions to use a real signal for their research and development.


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Martian weather satellite's first report

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