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Galileo: first two satellites to be in orbit in six months

Brussels, Belgium - They will be used to test the tecnologies adopted and the frequencies by which the global positioning system network will have to run

Just six months last before the launch of the first two satellites of the Galileo global positioning system. As respectively named Gstb-V2A and Gstb-V2B, they will be followed later by other two satellites and all ther four devices will perform together an important task as bench tests for the evaluation related to the programme feasibility. Frequencies by which the overall network based on 30 satellites...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 121956
Rome, Italy, 06/10/2005 16:19
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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