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TAG: satellite testing

Replacement for Michibiki: The L-band antenna that transmits the positioning signal is mounted on the Earth-oriented left side. (Photo: JAXA)

Japan’s QZSS constellation to receive replacement satellite

July 20, 2021

The successor to the first quasi-zenith satellite, dubbed Michibiki, is expected to launch this year. Michibiki was launched […]


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Photo: Xinhua News Agency

1 more BeiDou satellite starts operation in constellation

May 19, 2020

The 45th satellite of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System — launched on May 17, 2019 — has started […]


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Photo: ESA

How Galileo satellites are tested before launch

July 31, 2017

Each Galileo satellite must go through a rigorous test campaign to assure its readiness for the violence of […]


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