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"Galileo": Giove-A sends first pulses

Rome, Italy - The press release by Alenia Spazio SpA

First Galileo’ s pulse came on Earth. It is an European global satellite navigation system (see for details AVIONEWS). Pulses were flashed from Giove-A, the first satellite of ’Galileo’ program put in to orbit last December 28, and they were received from Earths of Bangalore (India), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), and Ral (UK) by Nsgu (Generation of Transmission Signs Unit) and by the high frequence anten...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 134554
Rome, Italy, 01/18/2006 12:21
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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