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Thales Alenia Space delivers to ESA the Giove-B satellite

Cannes, France - Left yesterday for the European Center of Estec, in The Netherlands

Thales Alenia Space delivers to ESA, European Space Agency, the Giove-B satellite, the second test satellite in the Galileo navigation constellation, left from its plant in Rome yesterday for the ESA-Estec facility in Noordwijk, The Netherlands. The production team, led by prime contractor Thales Alenia Space and including Telespazio, EADS Astrium and ESA, has completed all preliminary tests. By...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1078768
Rome, Italy, 09/04/2007 12:36
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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