European navigation satellite a challenge to US

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Series Details 29.12.05
Publication Date 29/12/2005
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In a direct challenge to the dominance of the US Government's Global Positioning System (GPS), the European Union successfully launched its first Galileo navigation satellite into space on 28 December 2005. The satellite is the first of thirty.

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BBC News, 28.12.05: Europe launches Galileo satellite http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4555298.stm
BBC News, 28.12.05: Q&A: Europe's Galileo project http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4555276.stm

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