Europe grows its Galileo sat-nav system
By Agence France-Presse in Paris | China Daily | Updated: 2016-05-25 07:57
Europe's Galileo satellite navigation system, a rival to America's GPS, took a step closer to becoming operational with the launch Tuesday of a fresh pair of satellites to join a dozen already in space.
Orbiters 13 and 14 blasted off on a Russian Soyuz rocket from Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, at 0848 GMT as planned, according to a live broadcast by space firm Arianespace.
After a journey of nearly four hours, the pair should enter Earth orbit at an altitude of 23,522 kilometers.
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