The aim of this mission is to demonstrate services and develop key technologies of LEO satellites for Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) by launching a small constellation of five satellites. GMV will be responsible for the complete end-to-end space mission and will lead an industrial organization that includes key partners such as OHB System AG, Alén Space, Beyond Gravity and Indra. This will open up a new way of using low orbit satellites in key markets and applications.
The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded a 78.4 million euros contract to GMV to develop key technologies and demonstrate the benefits of LEO satellites for Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT).
Satellite navigation has traditionally relied on satellites at MEO, but future navigation systems will adopt a multi-layer system of systems…
