UK out of Galileo and Egnos but part of Copernicus and ESA spacewatch.global

The British Government website (www.gov.uk) remarks that with the Brexit deal the UK will:

• “not use Galileo (including the future Public Regulated Service (PRS)) for defence or critical national infrastructure;
• have access to the encrypted Galileo Public Regulated Service;
• be able to play any part in the development of Galileo;
• be able to play any part in the development of EGNOS;
• be able to use the EGNOS SoL and EGNOS Working Agreements (EWAs), which will no longer be recognised by the EU;
• be able to access or use EDAS”.

With the deal, the UK can continue to participate in Copernicus but they confirm in early 2021. The UK will no longer participate in the EU Space Surveillance and Tracking (EUSST) program either but will continue to have access to EUSSTservices as a non-EU country.

The UK will continue being a member and being able to bid for ESA programs since ESA is not an EU organization.