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RE: GIOVE-B satellite

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The GIOVE-B satellite is now in orbit about 23,000 kilometres above the Earth.

TLE Data

GIOVE-B
1 32781U 08020A   08118.02307157  .00000000  00000-0  10000-3 0    12
2 32781 055.9681 203.3974 0033231 041.3700 318.9406 01.69339759    16

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The Giove-B satellite was taken into space atop a Soyuz rocket which left Earth at 2216 GMT, Saturday.
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The Fregat successfully carried out the first 20 seconds burn.
The next burn will be in about 60 minutes.
Satellite separation is scheduled for 2:01 GMT on April 27.

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Over the next four hours the Fregat upper stage will perform three engine firings and insert the spacecraft into the correct orbit.

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Awaiting nose module separation confirmation

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The Soyuz launch vehicle carrying the GIOVE-B satellite has successfully launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome (Kazahstan).

All systems nominal

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The Soyuz launch vehicle was transferred on April 23 onto the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome (Kazahstan).
The Giove-B navigation satellite will be boosted by Starsem, Arianespace`s affiliate, for the European Space Agency (ESA).
The launch will occur on Saturday, April 26 at 10:16 p.m. UTC.

04:16 a.m. (Baikonur time) on April 27,
02:16 a.m. (Moscow time) on April 27,
00:16 a.m. (Paris time) on April 27.

Follow the launch live on www.starsem.com or www.arianespace.com

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