[amsat-bb] Re: Galileo Contract Awarded

[Trevor .]

--- On Fri, 8/1/10, Bill Ress <bill at hsmicrowave.com> wrote:
> I would guess with the controversy regarding our 1296 MHz
> band operations and Galileo, we wouldn't be in good standing
> with the Galileo folks so looking for ride share
> opportunities would be out of the question???

I'm presuming the launches will be from the Russian launch site at Kourou ? 

Given it's a new site and the Russian haven't launched from a tropical climate before I'd imagine there'd be some test launches first. 

73 Trevor M5AKA