BRUSSELS, Aug. 21 – RIA Novosti. of the EU satellite navigation system Galileo signed an agreement worth 500 million euros with the European aerospace concern about the use of three Arianespace launch vehicle Ariane-5 to launch satellites from 2015 , according to a communiqué of the European Commission (EC).
“navigation satellite system Galileo signed on the eve of the EU agreement worth 500 million euros with Arianespace. agreement to provide three launchers Ariane-5 will reduce the EU’s dependence on third-party organizations to launch into orbit satellites Galileo. Since launch vehicles manufactured in the EU, it will also be beneficial for European businesses, “- said in a press release.
According to the communique, the agreement will accelerate the withdrawal of satellites in orbit. “The launch vehicle Ariane-5 can deliver at a time into orbit four satellites, which is two times more than the current launch vehicles, and begin used in 2015,” – said in a press release.
The launch of two Galileo satellites from the equatorial Kourou in French Guiana, was to be held on Thursday. But Roscosmos said that the launch of the carrier rocket “Soyuz” with two European spacecraft was moved to the day due to adverse weather conditions.
Earlier EC reported that the satellite navigation system Galileo will start providing services at the beginning of the first 2015. It is planned that by 2020, the orbit must be withdrawn 30 satellites Galileo. Previously, the official representative of the European Commission Michael Jennings said that with the launch of two new satellites in orbit six satellites will be another two will be launched by the end of the year.
Galileo Developers claim that their system will be more accurate than GPS and will provide Europeans independence from the American GPS, the Russian GLONASS and promising Chinese Compass. Commissioning of the system was originally planned for 2008.
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