European satellite launch challenges GPS

Iria · Dec 29, 2005, 07:54 PM

The European Union launched its first Galileo navigation satellite on Wednesday, moving to challenge the United States' Global Positioning System (GPS).

Russian space agency Roskosmos said the 1,300-pound satellite named Giove-A (Galileo In-Orbit Validation Element) went into its orbit 15,000 miles from the earth after its launch on a Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur cosmodrome in the middle of Kazakhstan's steppe.

"The launch of Giove is the proof that Europe can deliver ambitious projects to the benefit of its citizens and companies," EU Transport Commissioner Jacques Barrot said in a statement.
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Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	European satellite launch challenges GPS The European Union launched its first Galileo navigation satellite on Wednesday, moving to challenge the United States' Global Positioning System (GPS). Russian space agency Roskosmos said the 1,300-pound satellite named Giove-A (Galileo In-Orbit Validation Element) went into its orbit 15,000 miles from the earth after its launch on a Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur cosmodrome in the middle of Kazakhstan's steppe. "The launch of Giove is the proof that Europe can deliver ambitious projects to the benefit of its citizens and companies," EU Transport Commissioner Jacques Barrot said in a statement. _____________ Read More / Source: News.com