The European Union’s Enhanced Navigation in Space (ENSPACE project), coordinated by Qascom, announced significant progress in the development of a software GNSS solution that supports Galileo and is especially aimed at the rapidly growing small satellite market sector.
The Galileo-enabled ENSPACE receiver is integrated into the CubeSat mission BOBCAT-1 that was recently deployed from the International Space Station (ISS). After validating its performance in space, researchers will work to further evolve the solution and transform it into a full GNSS receiver product. Furthermore, they will investigate the possibility to adapt the receiver to launchers or satellites orbiting around the Moon.