Galileo Satellite Navigation System Resumes Initial Services

摘要

The Initial Services provided by Galileo, the European satellite navigation system, were successfully restored on 18 July. Galileo was affected by a technical incident related to its ground infrastructure from 11 July.This event led to a temporary interruption of the globally available Galileo navigation and timing services, with the exception of the Galileo Search and Rescue Service.The Search and Rescue Service, which is used to locate and assist people in emergency situations, for example, at sea or in remote, mountainous areas, was not affected and remained operational. According to the European GNSS Service Centre, the navigation service impact was caused by an equipment malfunction in the Galileo control centres that calculate time and orbit predictions, and which are used to compute the navigation message.The disruption affected various elements at the control centres in Fucino (Italy) and at the DLR site in Oberpfaffen (Germany).