GIOVE Mission

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The GIOVE Mission segment, or GIOVE-M, is the name of a project dedicated to the exploitation and experimentation of the GIOVE satellites^{[1] [2]} The GIOVE Mission is intended to ensure risk mitigation of the In Orbit Validation (IOV) phase of the Galileo positioning system.

Contents 1 GIOVE Mission history 2 GIOVE Mission Infrastructure 3 GIOVE Mission Experimentation 4 References 5 External links

[edit] GIOVE Mission history

The GIOVE Mission Segment began in October 2005 with the purpose of providing experimental results based on real data to be used for risk mitigation throughout the overall Galileo In Orbit Validation (IOV) phase of the Galileo positioning system. It is operated by the European Space Agency (ESA) and European Satellite Navigation Industries.

The GIOVE Mission Segment was initially conceived to process data from the GIOVE-A and GIOVE-B satellites. It is operational from mid 2006 and expected to be upgraded to also exploit the GIOVE-A2 satellite.^[3]

[edit] GIOVE Mission Infrastructure

The GIOVE Mission segment infrastructure has been based on evolution of the Galileo System Test Bed Version 1 (GSTB-V1) infrastructure and was initially conceived to process data from the GIOVE-A and GIOVE-B satellites.^[4] The GIOVE Mission segment is composed of a central processing facility called the Galileo Processing Center (GPC) and a network of thirteen experimental Galileo Sensor Stations (GESS).

The GIOVE Mission is expected to be upgraded to also exploit the GIOVE-A2 satellite.

[edit] GIOVE Mission Experimentation

The main objectives of the GIOVE Mission Segment experimentation are in the areas of:

• On-board clock characterisation
• Navigation message generation
• Orbit modelling

[edit] References

1. ^ GIOVE mission core infrastructure, ESA press release, 26 February 2007.
2. ^ One year of Galileo signals; new website opens, ESA press release, 12 January 2007.
3. ^ GIOVE-A2 to secure the Galileo programme, ESA press release, 5 March 2007.
4. ^ GIOVE System Architecture, GIOVE website.

[edit] External links

• GIOVE Mission Processing Centre - Website
• GIOVE Mission - Conference Papers
• eoPortal description of GIOVE