The Ariane 6 rocket efficiently launched with two satellites, SAT 33 and SAT 34, as a part of the 14th launch of the Galileo program. The satellites will be a part of the European navigation satellite tv for pc constellation, reaching an operational orbit at an altitude of 23,222 km.

The Ariane 6 rocket efficiently launched into orbit with two satellites, SAT 33 and SAT 34, as a part of the 14th launch of the Galileo program, to hitch the European navigation satellite tv for pc constellation, reported the rocket developer Arianespace on Wednesday, writes UNN.

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The Ariane 6 rocket efficiently started its VA266 mission, launching Galileo satellites SAT 33 and SAT 34 into orbit from the European spaceport in French Guiana on Wednesday.

That is the 14th launch throughout the Galileo program. Satellites SAT 33 and SAT 34 will probably be positioned into medium Earth orbit.

"Two extra Galileo satellites will attain medium Earth orbit to hitch the European satellite tv for pc constellation of navigation providers," the European Area Company (ESA) indicated.

The spacecraft separation is predicted to happen 3 hours and 55 minutes after launch, which was scheduled for 7:01 AM Kyiv time. Each satellites will then progressively attain their operational orbit at an altitude of 23,222 km.

"Galileo gives best-in-class efficiency for real-time positioning accuracy worldwide, all the way down to meters. It additionally presents revolutionary capabilities for skilled customers, akin to sign authentication and high-precision providers, in addition to further specialised authorities providers," Arianespace famous.

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