Enterprise and Industry - European Commission -Countdown in sight in Kourou : EGNOS GEO2 in the starting blocks !!
On March 21st, a replenishment satellite for the EGNOS service will leave the European SpacePort of Kourou aboard an Ariane 5 launcher. This will ensure a next 15 years of uninterrupted EGNOS service above Europe.
The launch window will open at 10.05 PM (UTC) and close at 11.14 PM (UTC).
EGNOS, the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service, is a Satellite-Based Augmentation System (SBAS) that improves the accuracy and provides integrity to the GPS signal over most of Europe.