Monday 6 April 2015

Two new satellites join the Galileo constellation

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Two new satellites join the Galileo constellation
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Apr 02, 2015 - The EU's Galileo satellite navigation system now has eight satellites in orbit following the launch of the latest pair. Galileo 7 and 8 lifted off at 21:46 GMT (22:46 CET, 18:46 local time) on 27 March from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana on top of a Soyuz rocket. All the Soyuz stages performed as planned, with the Fregat upper stage releasing the satellites into their target orbit close to ... more


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