Second satellite to be launched for EU Galileo satnav project

Source: Space Daily

A second experimental satellite for the EU's Galileo satellite navigation project will be launched from Kazakhstan on April 27, the European Commission announced Monday. The "Giove B" satellite, propelled by a Russian Soyuz rocket will blast off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in the early hours of the morning but a year late. (read more)