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Satellite tie-up for fast GalileoSSTL the UK company that built the test satellite for Europe's Galileo network is joining forces with a German firm to bid together to build more satellites. The BBC report that Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) is joining forces with OHB, based in Bremen, Germany. OHB has built several satellites for research purposes and is involved in human spaceflight and the Columbus space laboratory. "To date there's been no competition for operational Galileo satellites," said Phillip Davies, the business development manager at Guildford-based SSTL. "The announcement of the new team opens up the possibility of a real competition." The partnership believes it can produce Galileo spacecraft quickly and at an extremely competitive price. OHB would build the satellites; SSTL would produce the electronic payloads. Full BBC News Story at OHB-System AG British ham knighted for microsat work
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