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Inaugurated today December 20, 2010 ground control nerve center of the navigation system Galileo in the city Fucino, Italy and officially launched into service today.
From next August, Fucino in central Italy to oversee the functioning of all pilotage services provided by global satellite coverage of Europe. The Galileo Control Centre in Fucino, 130 km east of Rome, was inaugurated by Antonio Tajani, Vice President of the European Commission for Industry and Entrepreneurship.
A second control center will be activated later in Oberpfaffenhofen, near Munich, Germany.
Here are highlights from the opening and facilities in Fucino, Italy.
You can download the images in higher resolution.
The Fucino Galileo Control Centre, 130 km east of Rome, was inaugurated by Antonio Tajani, Vice President of the European Commission for Industry and Entrepreneurship and Jean-Jacques Dordain, ESA Director General, together with G.Letta, Italian Undersecretary of State, J.D.Woerner,DLR Executive chairman, E.Saggese, ASI Chairman ,P.F.Guarguaglini,Finmeccanica Chairman and CEO and C.Gualdaroni,Telespazio CEO
Credits: Telespazio
Operated by Telespazio, Fucino in central Italy is among the world's largest satellite ground stations
Credits: Telespazio
Fucino is one of two Galileo Control Centres – alongside Oberpfaffenhofen near Munich in Germany – to monitor and control the Galileo satellites and ground stations and provide all the information products needed to support the Galileo navigation services.
Credits: Telespazio
How Emperor Claudius prepared the way for Galileo
Spatial Centre "Piero Fanti" in Fucino, l'Aquila, Italy
credits: ESA/Alenia Spazio/Telespazio
The Telespazio satellite ground station at Fucino, Italy, from where GIOVE-B operations are being controlled.
Credits: ESA
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From next August, Fucino in central Italy to oversee the functioning of all pilotage services provided by global satellite coverage of Europe. The Galileo Control Centre in Fucino, 130 km east of Rome, was inaugurated by Antonio Tajani, Vice President of the European Commission for Industry and Entrepreneurship.
A second control center will be activated later in Oberpfaffenhofen, near Munich, Germany.
Here are highlights from the opening and facilities in Fucino, Italy.
You can download the images in higher resolution.
The Fucino Galileo Control Centre, 130 km east of Rome, was inaugurated by Antonio Tajani, Vice President of the European Commission for Industry and Entrepreneurship and Jean-Jacques Dordain, ESA Director General, together with G.Letta, Italian Undersecretary of State, J.D.Woerner,DLR Executive chairman, E.Saggese, ASI Chairman ,P.F.Guarguaglini,Finmeccanica Chairman and CEO and C.Gualdaroni,Telespazio CEO
Credits: Telespazio
Operated by Telespazio, Fucino in central Italy is among the world's largest satellite ground stations
Credits: Telespazio
Fucino is one of two Galileo Control Centres – alongside Oberpfaffenhofen near Munich in Germany – to monitor and control the Galileo satellites and ground stations and provide all the information products needed to support the Galileo navigation services.
Credits: Telespazio
How Emperor Claudius prepared the way for Galileo
Spatial Centre "Piero Fanti" in Fucino, l'Aquila, Italy
credits: ESA/Alenia Spazio/Telespazio
The Telespazio satellite ground station at Fucino, Italy, from where GIOVE-B operations are being controlled.
Credits: ESA
YOU SAY THANK NO COST IS FREE