US EditionStay up Late Tonight to Watch Europe's Ariane 6 Rocket Launch Its 1st Pair of Galileo Navigation Satellites
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On Wednesday morning, two satellites of the European navigation system Galileo took off into space. It was the first launch on board the new Ariane 6 rocket from the space station in French Guiana. All of the satellites are equipped with a thermal protection from Austria. Hundreds of spectators roamed on observation platforms and terraces on the space center area. "Welcome back, Galileo", said Philippe Lier, head of the Guyana space center, abou…
Stay up late tonight to watch Europe's Ariane 6 rocket launch its 1st pair of Galileo navigation satellites
Europe's Ariane 6 rocket is poised to launch a pair of Galileo satellites just after midnight on Wednesday (Dec. 17), adding to the continent's geopositioning constellation.
On 17 December, two new Galileo satellites were launched with Ariane 6. The European GPS competitor continues to muscle, and is already preparing the arrival of second generation satellites, which will be even more reliable.
A Airane 6 rocket of the European Space Agency (ESA) was launched on Wednesday at the port of Guyana France, with two new satellites for the European Galileo satellite navigation system,...
The European rocket successfully placed two navigation satellites in orbit from Guyana, strengthening the spatial autonomy of the Old Continent. Ariane 6 carried out a new mission on Wednesday night from the space port of Kourou, in French Guiana. The heavy launcher ripped out of the ground as programmed, taking to its [...] Read more Ariane 6 confirms its strategic role with a new Galileo launch appeared first on Le Singulier.
KOUROU/PARIS. Two satellites from the European Galileo navigation system were launched on Wednesday at 6.01 a.m. Central European time.
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