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ESA launches first Celeste satellites to test complementary LEO navigation layer

Written by  Emma Gatti Monday, 30 March 2026 15:44
A Rocket Lab Electron launches the first two Celeste satellites. Credit: Rocket Lab/ESA

MILAN — The European Space Agency has launched the first two satellites of the Celeste in-orbit demonstration mission from New Zealand aboard a Rocket Lab Electron launcher on March 28. The two satellites were launched at 10:14 CET and separated from the launcher about an hour later into a quasi-polar low Earth orbit at 510 […]

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