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GIOVE. The clock is ticking

19 January 2006 With ESA’s launch of GIOVE-A three days after Christmas, one of Europe’s most ambitious technology projects began to materialise. The clocks are now ticking for the deployment of Galileo, Europe’s satellite navigation system. Since 12 January the first GIOVE satellite has been transmitting valuable navigation signals as part of the in-orbit validation of the Galileo system. Developed jointly by the European Union and ESA, Galileo is open to international cooperation. Some agreements with non-European countries have already been signed while others are in the process of being negotiated, giving Galileo a truly global dimension.

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Contract for in-orbit validation of Galileo system

13 January 2006 ESA PR 04-2006. After the successful launch of the GIOVE-A satellite on 28 December 2005 and the acquisition of the first 'Galileo' signal on 12 January 2006, Galileo is now well on its way with the signing of the contract for the development and in-orbit validation of the constellation's first four satellites.

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First Galileo signals transmitted by GIOVE-A

12 January 2006 ESA PR 03-2006. The GIOVE-A satellite is in good health and started transmitting the first Galileo signals from medium Earth orbit on 12 January.

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28 December 2005	First Galileo satellite on orbit to demonstrate key technologies

28 December 2005	GIOVE-A launch news

28 December 2005	GIOVE-A lift-off from Baikonur Cosmodrome - 28 December 2005

27 December 2005	GIOVE-A on the launch pad; launch rehearsal completed

23 December 2005	GIOVE-A ready to join its Soyuz launcher; launch timeline

22 December 2005	Baikonur Cosmodrome

21 December 2005	Galileo – a global system

20 December 2005	GIOVE-A mated with launcher upper stage; launch set for 28 December

16 December 2005	Postponement of GIOVE-A launch

16 December 2005	Report du lancement de GIOVE-A

14 December 2005	Building for the future

13 December 2005	First member of Galileo satellite family to be launched on 26 December - Follow the launch live

12 December 2005	Préparatifs au lancement à Baïkonour

12 December 2005	Preparing for launch in Baikonur

9 December 2005	Galileo satellite prepares for launch

6 December 2005	How satellite navigation works

1 December 2005	GIOVE-A launch

30 November 2005	First Galileo satellite travels to launch site

30 November 2005	What is Galileo?

30 November 2005	Why Europe needs Galileo

9 November 2005	First Galileo satellites named 'GIOVE'

26 October 2005	Watch the Galileo launch

25 August 2005	Galileo satellite payload testing

2 August 2005	Galileo satellite arrives at ESA-ESTEC for testing

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