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March 25, 2015

Europe poised to launch more navigation satellites
Paris (AFP) March 25, 2015
Europe is all set to launch the seventh and eighth satellites for its navigation constellation that will ultimately consist of 30 orbiters, operators said on Wednesday. The pair have been readied for the overnight Friday launch aboard a Soyuz rocket, said a European Space Agency (ESA) statement. It will be the first addition to the Galileo satnav programme since a rocket mislaunch last August sent two satellites astray. ESA's Galileo is being developed as a rival to America's GPS for navigat ... read more

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