Galileo is a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) created by the European Union through the European Space Agency (ESA) and operated by the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA). [6]

Galileo is Europe’s own global navigation satellite system, providing a highly accurate, guaranteed global positioning service under civilian control. Currently providing Initial Services, Galileo is interoperable with GPS and Glonass, the US and Russian global satellite navigation systems.

ESA Navigation homepage, features the latest news on space-based navigation systems and Galileo and EGNOS

Galileo is Europe’s own global navigation satellite system, providing a highly accurate, guaranteed global positioning service under civilian control. It is inter-operable with GPS and GLONASS. Galileo receivers compute their position in the Galileo Reference System using satellite technology and based on trilateration principles.

Galileo satellites broadcast different types of data in four navigation messages: the F/NAV and I/NAV navigation messages, a commercial navigation message (C/NAV) and a governmental navigation message (G/NAV).

Jan 7, 2025 · Galileo, the EU´s Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), provides improved navigation, positioning and timing information. Unlike other global satellite navigation systems, Galileo is a civilian system – it was conceived with secure …

The Galileo satellites include two payloads, the Navigation payload and the Search and Rescue payload. Their main functions are: Provision of on-board timing signals

Apr 22, 2024 · Galileo is currently the world’s most precise satellite navigation system, serving over four billion smartphone users around the globe since entering Open Service in 2017. All smartphones sold in the European Single Market are now guaranteed Galileo-enabled.

The Galileo System is an independent, global, European-controlled, satellite-based navigation system and will provide a number of guaranteed services to users equipped with Galileo-compatible receivers once it achieves its Full Operational Capability foreseen for 2020.

Galileo is the EU’s Global Satellite Navigation System (GNSS). Like other global systems, Galileo provides radio signals for position, navigation and timing purposes.