Two more Galileo satellites enter orbit as EU's own GPS moves closer

Dan Worth
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Satellites 13 and 14 reach destination

Two more satellites that will form part of the European Galileo satellite positioning network have reached orbit after lifting off from French Guiana at 08:48 today. The satellites are numbers 1...

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