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Galileo constellation. Artwork

auteur: ESA/P.Carril/Novapix

référence: e-sco05-90008

Image Size 300 DPI: 29 * 29 cm

The complete Galileo constellation will consist of 30 satellites along three orbital planes in medium Earth orbit (including two spares per orbit). The result will be Europe’s largest ever fleet of satellites, operating in the new environment of medium-Earth orbit, providing worldwide navigation coverage.

Keywords for this photo:

2016 - ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE - ATOMIC CLOCK - CLOCK - EARTH - EARTH FROM SPACE - GALILEO - GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM - GPS - GUIDANCE SYSTEM - ILLUSTRATION - ORBIT - SPACE -