NovAtel Receives Galileo Safety of Life Receiver Contract
NovAtel Inc. has been awarded a contract by CMC Electronics Inc., to undertake development of a Galileo Safety of Life (SoL) demonstrator receiver for the Canadian Space Agency (CSA). The value of this contract is CDN$500,000. Galileo is Europe's state-of-the-art satellite navigation system, which is expected to be operational by 2008/10 with up to 30 satellites orbiting the earth, and which is expected to offer several services, including the Safety of Life Service, as a benefit to users equipped with Galileo-compatible receivers.
NovAtel will develop a new Galileo E5a/E5b receiver section for addition to the existing Galileo Test Receiver, which NovAtel had previously developed for the CSA under a Space Technology Development Program contract awarded in September 2004. A modified CMC Electronics CMA-3024 Global Navigation Satellite Sensor Unit airborne receiver will be integrated with the NovAtel engine.
