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Giove-A is operating, the Galileo's era is opening

Baikonur, Khazakhstan - The European global positioning system demonstrator satellite has been put into orbit by a Soyuz rocket carrier

The first satellite used as a demonstrator of the European Galileo global positioning system is operating. The Giove-A has been put into orbit today by resorting to a Russian Soyuz rocket carrier which took off from Baikonur Base in Khazakhstan and it will stay up at a 23.600 km ceiling (scheduled for the entire navigation system 30 satellites network) for two years, that is to say until all the Galileo’s s...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 133794
Rome, Italy, 12/28/2005 12:19
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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