{"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\/sv\/four_galileo_pathfinders_now_in_orbit\/","title":{"rendered":"Fyra Galileo-sondfarkoster befinner sig nu i omloppsbana"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lede\">\n<p>Den 12 oktober lyfte en Sojuz-raket fr\u00e5n rymdbasen i Kourou i Franska Guyana med tv\u00e5 Galileo-satelliter ombord. Den tredje och fj\u00e4rde satelliten i Europas globala satellitnavigeringssystem ansl\u00f6t sig till de tv\u00e5 satelliter som skickades upp n\u00e4stan exakt ett \u00e5r tidigare. Dessa tv\u00e5 nya satelliter kompletterar \u2018testgruppen\u2019 f\u00f6r Galileo-programmet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Den spektakul\u00e4ra uppskjutningen av VS03-flygningen inleddes kl. 20:15 CEST. Alla raketsteg fungerade enligt plan och det \u00f6vre steget sl\u00e4ppte ut satelliterna i deras omloppsbana p\u00e5 en h\u00f6jd av cirka 23 200 km, 3 timmar och 45 minuter efter uppskjutningen.<\/p>\n<p>De tv\u00e5 Galileo-satelliterna transporterades sida vid sida och sl\u00e4pptes sedan ut i motsatta riktningar vid den r\u00e4tta inflygningspunkten till omloppsbanan. Efter inledande kontroller kommer de att \u00f6verl\u00e4mnas till kontrollcentralerna i Tyskland och Italien f\u00f6r testning innan de tas i drift.<\/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>Fyra Galileo-satelliter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Med fyra identiska satelliter i omloppsbana kommer ESA nu att kunna visa hur Galileosystemet fungerar innan de \u00e5terst\u00e5ende satelliterna s\u00e4tts i omloppsbana. Tillsammans utg\u00f6r dessa fyra satelliter det minsta antal som kr\u00e4vs f\u00f6r att kunna fastst\u00e4lla en position p\u00e5 jorden.<\/p>\n<p>Dessa f\u00f6rberedande rymdfarkoster banar v\u00e4g f\u00f6r den fullst\u00e4ndiga utbyggnaden av Galileo-konstellationen. Ytterligare 18 satelliter ska enligt planerna skjutas upp senast i slutet av 2014, vilket g\u00f6r det m\u00f6jligt att inleda navigeringstj\u00e4nster i hela Europa. N\u00e4r allt \u00e4r klart kommer Galileo att best\u00e5 av 30 satelliter som kretsar i tre olika banor.<\/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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