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Artist's view of the Soyuz rocket carrying the first two Full Operational Capability satellites (SAT 5-6) into orbit, showing the moment the aerodynamic fairing is jettisoned.
The pair will be launched together aboard a Soyuz rocket, joining the four Galileo satellites already in orbit.The launch is set for summer 2014, from Europe's Spaceport, French Guiana.
The definition, development and in-orbit validation phases of the Galileo programme were carried out by ESA and co-funded by ESA and the EU.