Overview of Galileo Receivers.

After the successful launch of the first experimental Galileo satellite, i.e. GIOVE-A, and after the signature of the Galileo-IOV-CDE1 contract, the constituted European enterprise consortium is working hard in order to achieve the Galileo In-Orbit-Validation by 2009. During this IOV phase, the first four operational satellites will be launched and the ground segment will be set up and validated, including the development of the first test user receivers. After an introduction on the Galileo overall system, this paper will describe the Galileo receivers under development in the frame of the IOV contract, focusing on the impacts of the Galileo system requirements towards the receivers design. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]