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

Dan Worth
clock • 1 min read

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...

To continue reading this article...

Join Computing

  • Unlimited access to real-time news, analysis and opinion from the technology industry
  • Receive important and breaking news in our daily newsletter
  • Be the first to hear about our events and awards programmes
  • Join live member only interviews with IT leaders at the ‘IT Lounge’; your chance to ask your burning tech questions and have them answered
  • Access to the Computing Delta hub providing market intelligence and research
  • Receive our members-only newsletter with exclusive opinion pieces from senior IT Leaders

Join now

 

Already a Computing member?

Login

You may also like
Europe returns to space with brand new Ariane 6 rocket

Communications

But re-ignition glitches raise concerns

clock 11 July 2024 • 3 min read
SpaceX will destroy International Space Station

Services and Outsourcing

Elon Musk's company given permission to take ISS out of orbit by 2030

clock 28 June 2024 • 2 min read
How Space Aye is putting Scottish space tech on the map

Big Data and Analytics

Company merges real-time satellite imagery with data from billions of IoT devices

clock 12 March 2024 • 3 min read

More on Government

Tech education and talent: What should the new government prioritise?

Tech education and talent: What should the new government prioritise?

AI? Education? Why not both?

Bev White
clock 04 September 2024 • 6 min read
UK Statistics Authority calls for greater data sharing to boost economy

UK Statistics Authority calls for greater data sharing to boost economy

Opportunities often overlooked due to privacy concerns and risk aversion

clock 19 August 2024 • 3 min read
US mulls breaking up Google after antitrust ruling

US mulls breaking up Google after antitrust ruling

'Google is a monopolist,' a US court ruled earlier this month

clock 15 August 2024 • 3 min read