First Galileo satellite GIOVE-A outlives design life to reach sixth year of transmission

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British satellite manufacturer Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) is celebrating the sixth year of transmission of signals from its GIOVE-A satellite, which signalled the start of Eu rope's ambitious Galileo satellite navigation programme when it secured vital frequency filings on the 12th January 2006.rnThe 660kg GIOVE-A satellite was designed, built and tested in only 30 months for just 28 million Euro - demon strating that innovative low cost small satellites could fulfil prominent institutional space missions.