Galileo Test Satellite Still Going After Five Years

PARIS — The Galileo A test satellite is still in perfect working order, 18 months after it was moved out of its medium Earth orbit to make way for the first Galileo In Orbit Validation (IOV) spacecraft, according to the European Space Agency (ESA). Built by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. and...

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