First Galileo signals received

Posted on: Jan. 13th, 2006 || Source: news.bbc.co.uk | E-mail Article | Print Article

The pioneer spacecraft in Europe's satellite-navigation system, Galileo, has taken a major step towards securing the network's allocated frequencies.

Giove-A transmitted the first of its navigational signals to ground stations in the UK and Belgium on Thursday.

The UK-built satellite was launched on 28 December from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

It is a demonstrator for the network that will give Europe its own version of the US Global Positioning System.

Giove-A was placed into orbit some 23,000km (14,292 miles) above the Earth.

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