GATE
- Gerrman Galileo Test and Development Environment
- Installed south of Munich in mountainous region
- Simultaneous broadcast of all GALILEO* signals by 6 transmitters (L1, E5ab, E6)
- Open to public (e.g. receiver manufacturers, application developers etc.)
- Astrium is responsible for design, development and manufacturing of the GATE transmit stations (Galileo transmitter)
3D Model of GATE
Test Area in Berchtesgaden, Germany
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Goal of the GATE Project is to provide a realistic test environment with ground based transmit stations in the area of Berchtesgaden (close to Munich) before the European satellite navigation system GALILEO* will be available.
This test environment shall allow equipment developers to test their products in advance. GATE consists mainly of 6 ground based transmit stations which provide simultaneously all GALILEO* signals E1, E5 and E6 within the test area.
Special receivers can receive and process this signals. Astrium, as one of the partners in the GATE project, is responsible for the design, the development and the manufacturing of the six GATE transmit stations. |
The project GATE is support by the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) under grant no. 50 NA 0406.
The "Gate Transmit Station" on the mount Jenner (1874m) Berchtesgaden, Germany
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