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GIOVE-B Satellite Marks One Year On Orbit

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Monday, May 4th, 2009

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The GIOVE-B navigation satellite completed its first year in orbit. That 500 kg (1,102 pound) satellite, built by an industrial team led by Astrium under contract to the European Space Agency, is the second of two in-orbit demonstration missions for Europe's Galileo satellite navigation system. Galileo will compete with the U.S. Global Positioning System, or GPS, the Russian Glonass, and the Chinese Compass system. GIOVE-B was launched into a Medium Earth Orbit on board a Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur…

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