Galileo satellites recovered
Last summer, they were considered lost: two Galileo satellites ended in the wrong orbit after their launch by a Soyuz from Kourou, French Guiana. But now the two satellites have been recovered and they should be able to fulfil at least partially their mission – a situation made possible thanks to expertise and hard work in the extended Galileo team, from ESA, to agencies partners and industry.
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Last summer two Galileo satellites ended in the wrong orbit after their launch from Kourou, French Guiana. But now the two satellites have been recovered and should be able to fulfil at least part of their mission – thanks to the hard work of the Galileo team.
https://youtu.be/-v1-P7iELhU
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@European Space Agency, ESA Concrats! Just a few weeks ago i looked for information regarding this satellites and didn't find anything about this recovery. How long will these satellites obtain there orbits? I think most of the dV reserved for orbital maintenence was used for this recovery.
Go Europe
May humans one day plant satellites in different star systems.