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EC: count-down to the second launch of Galileo satellites

Brussels, Belgium - This second pair of EADS Astrium satellites will be put into orbit on-board a Soyuz rocket operated by Arianespace

The countdown has started for the launch of Galileo's third and fourth satellites —scheduled for tomorrow at 18:15 UTC from Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. This second pair of EADS Astrium satellites will be put into orbit on-board a Soyuz rocket operated by Arianespace. The resulting initial constellation of four satellites will allow the validation and fine-tuning of the system before a...

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Rome, Italy, 10/11/2012 20:11
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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