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 Labs Electron. Their mission is to begin testing a complementary low Earth orbit layer for Galileo.
Celestes first satellites launched to explore LEO-based satellite navigation
ESA - 28 Mar 2026 12:07
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 Labs Electron. Their mission is to begin testing a complementary low Earth orbit layer for Galileo.
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