{"id":614,"date":"2012-10-17T11:12:00","date_gmt":"2012-10-17T09:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/four_galileo_pathfinders_now_in_orbit\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T00:30:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T22:30:18","slug":"four_galileo_pathfinders_now_in_orbit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/fi\/four_galileo_pathfinders_now_in_orbit\/","title":{"rendered":"Nelj\u00e4 Galileo-edell\u00e4k\u00e4vij\u00e4\u00e4 on nyt kiertoradalla"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lede\">\n<p>12. lokakuuta Sojuz-raketti laukaistiin Ranskan Guayanassa sijaitsevalta Kouroun avaruuskeskuksesta mukanaan kaksi Galileo-satelliittia. Euroopan maailmanlaajuisen satelliittinavigointij\u00e4rjestelm\u00e4n kolmas ja nelj\u00e4s satelliitti liittyiv\u00e4t kahden satelliitin joukkoon, jotka oli laukaistu l\u00e4hes tarkalleen vuosi aiemmin. N\u00e4m\u00e4 kaksi uutta satelliittia t\u00e4ydent\u00e4v\u00e4t Galileo-ohjelman \u2018testiryhm\u00e4n\u2019.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>VS03-lennon n\u00e4ytt\u00e4v\u00e4 laukaisu alkoi klo 20.15 CEST. Kaikki raketin vaiheet sujuivat suunnitelmien mukaisesti, ja yl\u00e4vaihe vapautti satelliitit kiertoradalleen noin 23 200 km:n korkeudessa 3 tuntia 45 minuuttia laukaisun j\u00e4lkeen.<\/p>\n<p>Galileo-satelliittipari kuljetettiin vierekk\u00e4in ja vapautettiin sitten vastakkaisiin suuntiin oikealla kiertoradalle siirtymiskohdassa. Alustavien tarkastusten j\u00e4lkeen ne luovutetaan Saksan ja Italian valvontakeskuksiin testattaviksi ennen toiminnan aloittamista.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" data-width=\"1500\" data-credit=\"ESA \u2013 P. Carril\" data-detail-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Images\/2012\/10\/Four_Galileo_satellites3\" data-licence=\"ESA Standard Licence\" data-licence-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Terms_and_conditions_of_use_of_images_and_videos_available_on_the_esa_website\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/var\/esa\/storage\/images\/esa_multimedia\/images\/2012\/10\/four_galileo_satellites3\/18246106-2-eng-GB\/Four_Galileo_satellites.jpg\" alt=\"Four Galileo satellites\"><figcaption>Nelj\u00e4 Galileo-satelliittia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Nyt kun kiertoradalla on nelj\u00e4 identtist\u00e4 satelliittia, ESA pystyy osoittamaan Galileo-j\u00e4rjestelm\u00e4n suorituskyvyn ennen j\u00e4ljell\u00e4 olevien satelliittien laukaisua. N\u00e4m\u00e4 nelj\u00e4 satelliittia muodostavat yhdess\u00e4 v\u00e4himm\u00e4ism\u00e4\u00e4r\u00e4n, joka tarvitaan sijainnin m\u00e4\u00e4ritt\u00e4miseen maapallolla.<\/p>\n<p>N\u00e4m\u00e4 Pathfinder-avaruusalukset valmistavat tiet\u00e4 Galileo-satelliittij\u00e4rjestelm\u00e4n t\u00e4ysimittaiselle k\u00e4ytt\u00f6\u00f6notolle. Vuoden 2014 loppuun menness\u00e4 on tarkoitus laukaista viel\u00e4 18 satelliittia, mink\u00e4 j\u00e4lkeen navigointipalvelut voidaan k\u00e4ynnist\u00e4\u00e4 koko Euroopassa. Lopulta Galileo-j\u00e4rjestelm\u00e4\u00e4n kuuluu 30 satelliittia, jotka kiert\u00e4v\u00e4t kolmella eri kiertoradalla.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 12 October, a Soyuz rocket lifted off from the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana with two Galileo spacecraft. 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