Updated: Sept. 18, 2024 at 9:16 AM
SpaceX launches Galileo satellites for European Commission (8 images)
By Wade Sheridan
SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying two Galileo satellites for the European Commission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Tuesday. The satellites reached medium-Earth orbit.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 2 Galileo satellites for the European Commission from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on September 17, 2024. Photo by Joe Marino/UPI
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The scene at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Photo by Joe Marino/UPI
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Galileo's communications network of satellites will provide navigation data similar to the U.S. GPS system. Photo by Joe Marino/UPI
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