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#ESA:
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On 28 March, the European Space Agency (ESA) took a major step forward in strengthening Europe's ambition for more resilient satellite navigation, as the first two satellites of the Celeste in-orbit demonstration mission lifted off from New Zealand aboard Rocket Lab’s Electron. Their mission is to begin testing a complementary low Earth orbit layer for Galileo.
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https://www.esa.int/Applications/Satellite_navigation/Celeste/Celeste_s_first_satellites_launched_to_explore_LEO-based_satellite_navigation

28.3.2026

#Celeste #CubeSat #Electon #GNSS #LEO #LEOPNT #OHB #Raumfahrt #RocketLab #SpaceFlight #TAS

Celeste’s first satellites launched to explore LEO-based satellite navigation

On 28 March, the European Space Agency (ESA) took a major step forward in strengthening Europe's ambition for more resilient satellite navigation, as the first two satellites of the Celeste in-orbit demonstration mission lifted off from New Zealand aboard Rocket Lab’s Electron. Their mission is to begin testing a complementary low Earth orbit layer for Galileo.

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RTN 22h ago

#OHB:
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Bremen/Māhia, 28. März 2026. Heute um 10:14 Uhr deutscher Zeit sind die ersten beiden Satelliten für die neue ESA-Navigationsmission Celeste an Bord einer Electron-Rakete erfolgreich vom Māhia Launch Complex in Neuseeland in den Weltraum gestartet. Bei den beiden Satelliten (IOD-1 und IOD-2, IOD = In-Orbit Demonstrator) handelt es sich um Kleinstsatelliten ..
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https://www.ohb.de/news/erste-satelliten-der-neuen-esa-navigationsmission-celeste-erfolgreich-gestartet

28.3.2026

#Celeste #CubeSat #Electon #ESA #GNSS #LEO #LEOPNT #Raumfahrt #RocketLab #SpaceFlight #TAS

Erste Satelliten der neuen ESA-Navigationsmission Celeste erfolgreich gestartet

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RTN

#RocketLab: "First Dedicated Launch for European Space Agency"
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The launch, named “Daughter Of The Stars”, lifted off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand on March 28th at 10:14 pm NZT to successfully deliver ESA’s “Celeste” mission to orbit: the first two spacecraft of a satellite navigation demonstration mission in low Earth orbit at 510 km.
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https://rocketlabcorp.com/updates/rocket-lab-successfully-launches-85th-mission-and-first-dedicated-launch-for-european-space-agency/

28.3.2026

#Celeste #CubeSat #Electon #ESA #GNSS #LEO #LEOPNT #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #TAS

Rocket Lab Successfully Launches 85th Mission and First Dedicated Launch for European Space Agency | Rocket Lab

Mahia, New Zealand. 28 March 2026 – Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or the “Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today successfully completed its first dedicated launch for the European Space Agency (ESA), demonstrating Electron’s key and growing role…

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