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Thales Alenia Space: study in satellite navigation services provision in Africa

Planned from 2022

The definition study for the satellite-based augmentation system “SBAS for Africa and Indian Ocean” took a major step forward, with validation of the system’s architecture and geographic coverage. This marked a major milestone in the development of this system designed by Thales Alenia Space (TAS), the joint-company between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), within the scope of the preliminary desig...

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Dakar, Senegal, 05/19/2020 15:38
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The Agency for Air Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar, ASECNA, has started to broadcast a SBAS (Satellite-Based Augmentation System) signal over Africa & Indian Ocean (AFI) region, providing the... more

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