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Galileo Satellites - Artist view

author: ESA/P.Carril/Novapix

reference: e-sco05-90255

Image Size 300 DPI: 29 * 22 cm

Artist view of the first two Galileo In-Orbit Validation satellites. The operational Galileo system will consist of 30 satellites (27 operational + 3 active spares), deployed in circular Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) at an altitude of 23,616 km altitude.

Keywords for this photo:

2011 - ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE - ATOMIC CLOCK - CLOCK - EARTH - EARTH FROM SPACE - GALILEO - GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM - GPS - GUIDANCE SYSTEM - ILLUSTRATION - SOLAR PANEL - SPACE -