Second Galileo satellite launched successfully

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Soyuz-Fregat launch vehicle lifts off. Credit: ESA
Soyuz-Fregat launch vehicle lifts off. Credit: ESA

Designed to provide the whole planet with a highly accurate Global Navigation Satellite System under civilian control, Europe’s Galileo project moved a step closer as a second test satellite was launched successfully from Kazakhstan.


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