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Launch brings Galileo navigation system into double digits

September 11, 2015 Stephen Clark

A Russian rocket released two Galileo navigation satellites nearly 15,000 miles above Earth early Friday, adding to a growing fleet giving Europe an independent space-based positioning system tracking automobiles, airplanes and cell phone-carrying people around the world.

Live coverage: Soyuz launches to expand Europe’s navigation system

September 10, 2015 Stephen Clark

A Soyuz rocket lifted off from South America late Thursday to haul up the next two satellites for Europe’s Galileo navigation system, giving the network its ninth and 10th operational members. Launch occurred at 0208:10 GMT Friday (10:08:10 p.m. EDT Thursday).

Soyuz/Galileo launch timeline

September 10, 2015 Stephen Clark

Follow the key events of the Soyuz rocket’s ascent into orbit from the Guiana Space Center with two satellites for Europe’s Galileo navigation system.

Photos: Two more Galileo navigation satellites primed for flight

September 9, 2015 Stephen Clark

The next pair of spacecraft to join Europe’s Galileo navigation system are positioned for liftoff late Thursday aboard a Soyuz rocket. These photos chronicle the preparation of the satellites for launch at the Guiana Space Center.

Russian rocket erected for this week’s Galileo launch

September 7, 2015 Stephen Clark

The next pair of spacecraft to join Europe’s growing Galileo navigation system, a civilian-run analog to the U.S. military’s Global Positioning System, will be added to the tip of a Russian Soyuz booster overnight Monday after the rocket’s rollout earlier in the day in French Guiana.

Photos: Atlas 5 rocket soars

July 16, 2015 Justin Ray

A collection of pad photos from the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket flight to deploy the GPS 2F-10 spacecraft.

Recap story: Atlas 5 delivers GPS satellite 11,000 miles up

July 15, 2015 Justin Ray

The ubiquitous Global Positioning System that ties the space program to everyday life on Earth, providing precise navigation to the world through a constellation of orbiting satellites, will be strengthened courtesy of a new craft launched Wednesday.

Video: Liftoff of Atlas 5 with GPS 2F-10

July 15, 2015 Justin Ray

A replay of the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket launching the Air Force’s GPS 2F-10 navigation spacecraft from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Live coverage: Atlas 5 rocket launches with GPS satellite

July 14, 2015 Justin Ray

A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket departed Cape Canaveral at 11:36 a.m. EDT (1536 GMT) to deploy the Global Positioning System 2F-10 navigation satellite.

Photos: Tuesday’s Atlas 5 rollout

July 14, 2015 Justin Ray

The Atlas 5 rocket emerges from the Vertical Integration Facility for rollout to Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral in preparation to launch GPS 2F-10 on Wednesday at 11:36 a.m. EDT.