https://spacewatch.global/tag/agency-for-aerial-navigation-safety-in-africa-and-madagascar-asecna/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Tue, 19 May 2020 05:00:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/agency-for-aerial-navigation-safety-in-africa-and-madagascar-asecna/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2020/05/thales-alenia-space-wins-two-contracts-from-esa-to-study-future-upgrades-of-egnos/ Tue, 19 May 2020 05:00:28 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=22641 This content is for members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/12/france-and-senegal-step-up-satellite-imagery-sharing-and-cooperation-space-based-air-navigation/ Tue, 17 Dec 2019 06:00:43 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=17839 The President of the French national space agency, the Centre national d'études spatiales   (CNES), Jean-Yves Le Gall, visited Dakar, Senegal, on 12 December 2019 to take part in the commemorations marking the 60th anniversary of the Agency for the Safety of Air Navigation in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA).]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/12/africas-asecna-and-aerion-agree-on-ads-b-satellite-use-for-air-navigation-and-safety/ Tue, 17 Dec 2019 06:00:14 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=17842 Following nearly two years of collaboration on terrestrial surveillance between the Agency for Aerial Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA) and Aireon, the two organizations have concluded the use of space-based ADS-B for surveillance services beginning 1 January 2020 within the six flight information regions (FIRs) of ASECNA: Antananarivo, Brazzaville, Dakar Terrestrial, Dakar Oceanic, N'djamena and Niamey.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/12/esa-awards-new-egnos-contract-to-thales-alenia-space/ Thu, 12 Dec 2019 06:00:05 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=17605 Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), announced on 5 December 2019 that it has signed a new contract with the European Space Agency (ESA), on behalf of the European Commission, to upgrade Europe’s EGNOS satellite navigation system.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/01/asecna-deploy-space-based-ads-b-western-central-africa/ Thu, 11 Jan 2018 05:00:55 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=7060 This content is for members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read.]]>