” The mission, if successful, the 2 new Galileo satellites will grow the European worldwide satellite navigation satellite to 28 satellites. The almost six-year-old constellation serves 2.3 billion users around the world, Arianespace said in launch documentation.Related: How rockets work: A total guideAn Arianespace Soyuz rocket bring 2 brand-new Galileo navigation satellites releases into orbit from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana on Dec. 4, 2021. (Image credit: Arianespace) The 26 Galileo satellites now in orbit were introduced both by Soyuz rockets and by the companys own heavy-lift rocket, Ariane 5.
” The objective, if successful, the 2 brand-new Galileo satellites will grow the European global satellite navigation satellite to 28 satellites. The almost six-year-old constellation serves 2.3 billion users around the world, Arianespace said in launch documentation.Related: How rockets work: A total guideAn Arianespace Soyuz rocket carrying two new Galileo navigation satellites releases into orbit from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana on Dec. 4, 2021. (Image credit: Arianespace) The 26 Galileo satellites now in orbit were launched both by Soyuz rockets and by the companys own heavy-lift rocket, Ariane 5.
