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GIOVE-B completes first year in orbit

Submit on Wednesday, April 29th, 2009 05:54

The GIOVE-B navigation satellite has successfully completed its first year in orbit. The 500 kg satellite, which was built by an industrial team led by Astrium under contract to the European Space Agency, is the second of two in-orbit demonstration missions for Europe’s Galileo satellite navigation system.

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