Europe launches first navigation satellite to rival GPS
GIOVE-A, the first EU Galileo navigation satellite, lifted off on schedule from Russia's Baikonur at 05:19 UTC (06:19 CET). The satellite is now in its medium Earth orbit. The first signal has been received from GIOVE already; the satellite systems are being checked out prior to solar array deployment.
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