Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Галилео (спутниковая система навигации)" in Russian language version.
The two In-Orbit Validation spacecraft lofted today were produced in an industrial consortium led by EADS Astrium with Thales Alenia Space, and will be joined by two more IOV platforms launched by Soyuz in 2012 – forming the operational nucleus of the full 30-satellite Galileo navigation constellation.
The twin satellites will be hitching a ride aboard the Soyuz ST-B on October 10, then will meet up with the first two Galileo satellites currently in orbit.
The twin satellites will be hitching a ride aboard the Soyuz ST-B on October 10, then will meet up with the first two Galileo satellites currently in orbit.
The two In-Orbit Validation spacecraft lofted today were produced in an industrial consortium led by EADS Astrium with Thales Alenia Space, and will be joined by two more IOV platforms launched by Soyuz in 2012 – forming the operational nucleus of the full 30-satellite Galileo navigation constellation.