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The launch of the second satellite of Galileo system postponed

Berlin, Germany - German newspaper "Financial Times Deutschland" made known it

German newspaper "Financial Times Deutschland" made known today that a spokesman of European Space Agency (ESA) announced the postponement of the launch of the Galileo System’s second satellite, scheduled on April, to next Autumn. The postponement, ESA said, will have not consequence on the development of the project the fulfillment of which is scheduled within 2008. Galileo System (see for details A...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 137846
Rome, Italy, 03/20/2006 15:10
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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