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# EGNOS's new GEO-3 satellite goes operational, boosting EU navigation
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-08-25-egnos-geo3-satellite-operational/
- Published: 2025-08-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-16T12:00:58.000Z
- Description: The European Commission confirmed that EGNOS's GEO-3 satellite, Eutelsat 5 West B, became operational on 25 August 2025, broadcasting the augmentation signal as System Release 2.4.3 while the network prepares for next generation EGNOS V3.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #verified, #editor-read

Verified Editor-read [European Commission (DG DEFIS) press release, 27 August 2025](https://defence-industry-space.ec.europa.eu/egnos-upgrade-new-satellite-strengthens-europes-navigation-services-2025-08-27%5Fen?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** It does not establish EGNOS V3's funding, contractor or launch date.

**How this item counts.** This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/).

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-16\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)