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AVIONEWS at Telespazio's space Center in Fucino: Giove-B, second experimental Galileo's satellite has been launched

Avezzano, Italy - From Baikonour cosmodrome on a Soyouz launcher

Giove-B, second experimental Galileo's satellite, navigation and detection programme of ESA (European Space Agency) and EU, has been launched at 00:16 (Italian time) on last Sunday on a Soyuz launcher from Baikonour (Kazakhistan) cosmodrome. Launch and checks' operations (also called Launch and Early Operation Phase) will be managed by the Telespazio space Center in Fucino, where a control center...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1088832
Rome, Italy, 04/28/2008 12:03
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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