[amsat-bb] Galileo Contract Awarded

[Trevor .]

Russian-built Soyuz rockets will send up the satellites in batches of two from October 2012. By early 2014 it is anticipated there will be 16 satellites in orbit, see 

http://www.southgatearc.org/news/january2010/sstl_wins_galileo_bid.htm 

73 Trevor M5AKA 
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