Next Galileo Satellites To Launch After The Summer

The European Commission has announced the launch date of the next pair of ESA-procured Galileo satellites. These will be launched together on a Soyuz from French Guiana on 28 September, joining the two satellites already in orbit. Antonio Tajani, Vice President of the European Commission, responsible for industry and entrepreneurship, announced the launch on 2 May in Brussels, together with Jean Yves Le Gall, Chairman and CEO of Arianespace, in the presence of industrial leaders involved in the program, and in agreement with ESA’s Director of the Galileo Program and Navigation-related Activities Didier Faivre. More

(Source: RedOrbit - May 5)