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limoncello delivered! Posts: 1,520	Galileo Aug 24, 2014 10:29:04 GMT 1 Baroque and Jkkw like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by limoncello on Aug 24, 2014 10:29:04 GMT 1 Galileo the European Satellite Navigation System started 2 new satellites from Kourou with a russian rocket.

limoncello delivered! Posts: 1,520	Galileo Aug 24, 2014 10:34:45 GMT 1 Jkkw likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by limoncello on Aug 24, 2014 10:34:45 GMT 1

XWB in service - 11 years Posts: 16,115	Galileo Aug 24, 2014 11:28:50 GMT 1 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by XWB on Aug 24, 2014 11:28:50 GMT 1 The last two satellites were launched into wrong orbit. www.dw.de/galileo-satellites-on-wrong-orbit/a-17873230

Baroque in service - 2 years Posts: 3,991	Galileo Aug 24, 2014 17:40:21 GMT 1 peter likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Baroque on Aug 24, 2014 17:40:21 GMT 1 I'm pretty excited about this project but... it really hits you hard with irony when the GPS satellites themselves lose their way.

limoncello delivered! Posts: 1,520	Galileo Sept 24, 2014 17:19:39 GMT 1 Baroque likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by limoncello on Sept 24, 2014 17:19:39 GMT 1 what will be with the fifth and sixth satellite ? gpsworld.com/esa-releases-diagrams-showing-galileo-5-and-6-orbit/

limoncello delivered! Posts: 1,520	Galileo Nov 17, 2014 21:23:00 GMT 1 Baroque likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by limoncello on Nov 17, 2014 21:23:00 GMT 1 Exists there a chance for the two satellites, for the whole Galileo system ? www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Operations/Galileo_duo_handed_over_in_excellent_shape

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Galileo Nov 18, 2014 11:20:19 GMT 1 Baroque likes this

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Satellite number 5 will make a series of manoeuvres this month to put it into a more useful orbit for navigation purposes.
www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Navigation/Galileo_satellite_set_for_new_orbit

limoncello delivered! Posts: 1,520	Galileo Mar 28, 2015 9:01:20 GMT 1 Baroque likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by limoncello on Mar 28, 2015 9:01:20 GMT 1 there are now two new satellites in space www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Navigation/The_future_-_Galileo/Launching_Galileo/Two_new_satellites_join_the_Galileo_constellation

limoncello delivered! Posts: 1,520	Galileo Mar 28, 2015 9:02:30 GMT 1 Baroque and Jkkw like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by limoncello on Mar 28, 2015 9:02:30 GMT 1

Baroque in service - 2 years Posts: 3,991	Galileo Mar 29, 2015 1:37:13 GMT 1 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Baroque on Mar 29, 2015 1:37:13 GMT 1 Nice to see the two latest GPS satellites reached their intended orbits this time. And also, the previous two GPS satellites that ended up in erroneous orbits have been nudged to usable orbits after some "re-calculating".