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India to Participant in Galileo Satellite Navigation system

[May 31st 2005]

Galileo

India is likely to get into agreement in coming weeks alongwith Canada, Russia, Argentina, South Korea and china to participant in European Union (EU) and European Space Agency (ESA) jointly ventured satellite based navigation and positioning system.

India to participate in Satellite Navigation and positioning system Galileo, after 3 years of discussion. European Union and Euoropean space agency hopes, India being sucessful and experienced in the techology domain and being successful with INSAT series, they could be a major contributor in the project. India had committed their participatation to galileo project in India-Europe summit in 2003.

Galileo is the Europes second adveture in satellite navigation systems. Before Galileo, EGNOS (European Geostationary Navigation Overlay service) was EU's first venture into the domain. EGNOS is functional since 1993. Galileo is scheduled to start service fully functional by 2008. It cosists of 30 satellites with 3 spares in the medium earth orbit (MEO). U.S. based NAVISTAR is another example of MEO satellitle with 24 sattelites. Galileo's 30 satellitles will be orbiting in MEO at 23616KM above the earth.

Galileos Developmemt and deployment cost including construction and lauch for all its 30 satellitles and setting up of the ground based operations, have been evaluated upto 3.2 billion EURO, a average development cost of 150 KM of semi urban motorway in europe is around 3 billion Euro.

Galileo satellite system aimed to meet requirements for global coverage will have applications in the sectors mentioned below. Transport Energy Road Telecom Civil Protection Rail Finance, Insurance Time reference Aviation Civil Engineering Science Public Transport Agriculture Leisure Maritime Safety Environment Pilot projects

Along with European Union (EU) and European Space Agency, European Investment bankers,Private companies and third countries are also partnering in this advance satellite navigation system. China and ISreal has already signed the project, china commited investment of 200 million euros for the project. Some of the companies partnering the Galileo projects are Arcadis (Netherlands), Autostrade (Italy), Boeing (USA), CASC (China), Deimos (Spain), Deutsche Bahn (Germany), DFS (Germany), DLR (Germany), Elecnor (Spain), Ericsson (Sweden).

Presently there are two major satellitle networks in the world one American (GPS) and Russian (GLONASS) both essentially designed for military use. Galileo is based on same technology and probably higher degree of precision. EGNOS, EU's first programme for satellite navigation was operational based on GPS and GLONASS, Consisting of three geostationary satellites and a network of ground stations, EGNOS achieved its aim by transmitting a signal containing information on the reliability and accuracy of the positioning signals sent out by the Global Positioning System (GPS) and the Global Orbiting Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS). It allows users in Europe and beyond to determine their position to within 5 m.

Galileo is important for the future of Europe's technology Growth. It will also reduce depedency and US technology Infrastructure and provide critical advantage to technology for Europe and its partners.

India looking forward for strategic partnership in Galileo project will significantly enhance its future growth in the domain of satellite technologies.

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