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Europe’s own satnav, Galileo, due to go live
10 years agoThe Ariane 5 rocket with a payload of four Galileo satellites blasts off from the ESA's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on November 17, 2016 (AFP Photo/S. Martin)
Seventeen years and more than 10 billion euros ($11 billion) later, Europe's Galileo satnav system is set to go live Thursday, promising to outperform US and Russian rivals while boosting regional self-reliance.