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Article: Blast off for European satellite navigation system; Europe's plans for its own global satellite navigation system take a massive step forward on 28 December with the launch of the GIOVE-A satellite from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
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- December 28, 2005
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M2 PRESSWIRE-28 December 2005-SSTL: Blast off for European satellite navigation system; Europe's plans for its own global satellite navigation system take a massive step forward on 28 December with the launch of the GIOVE-A satellite from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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GIOVE - the Galileo In-Orbit Validation Element - is the first phase in the GALILEO project that aims to give Europe a rival network to the US-based GPS system.
Designed by Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) in the UK, the GIOVE-A spacecraft will carry out a number of major GALILEO objectives - including securing relevant frequencies, ...
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