Galileo Satellite Left in Bad Orbit Reaches Operating Position

摘要

One of two Galileo navigation satellites placed into a useless orbit in August following a malfunction of its Soyuz-Fregat launcher has been successfully moved into a higher orbit with sufficient fuel to operate for 12 years, the European Space Agency said. The second will be similarly moved by late December, and pending tests of their positioning, navigation and timing payloads, the two spacecraft are likely to be suitable for inclusion into the future Galileo navigation constellation, said Didier Faivre, ESA's director for navigation.