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All posts from Alan Cameron

  • The System: Galileo Slips, EGNOS Operates

    Nov 01, 2009 No Comments

    Four Galileo in-orbit validation (IOV) satellites scheduled to launch next year have already missed their first pad date.The European version of Russia’s Soyuz rocket is now scheduled to carry the four IOV satellites into orbit in two launches in November 2010 and early 2011, as announced by Europ...

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  • Block IIF: Follow-on, or Failure?

    May 27, 2009 No Comments

    A few short weeks ago, the U.S. GPS program had its posterior firmly planted in the catbird seat. Government spokespeople in international fora looked on benignly as European, Chinese, and Russian GNSS programs struggled to resolve their issues and meet their heady challenges. All was well with the ...

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