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Galileo Space Segment
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| GALILEO | |
|---|---|
| Title | Galileo Space Segment |
| Author(s) | GMV |
| Level | Basic |
| Year of Publication | 2011 |
The Galileo space segment will comprise 30 satellites in a Walker constellation with three orbital planes at 56° nominal inclination. Each plane will contain nine operational satellites, equally spaced, 40° apart, plus one spare satellite to replace any of the operational satellites in case of failures.
The orbit altitude of 23 222 km results in a repeat a constellation repeat cycle of ten days during which each satellite has completed seventeen revolutions.