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Europe has reached an agreement for Galileo (3): the first satellite in orbit on 2005

Paris, France - News has been revealed by Esa Director of the applications

European Space Agency's Director of the applications, Claudio Mastracchi, has reported today, from Paris, that the first satellite of the future European satellite system of navigation Galileo will be launched on September 2005. The satellite will be operative before the middle of 2006. Yesterday it has been finally reached the agreement for the system. The realization of the first phase of the plan...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 45879
Rome, Italy, 05/27/2003 13:55
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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