---
title: "ESA wants to know why Galileo satellites' clocks stopped working"
url: https://trump24h.com/492989/esa-wants-know-why-galileo-satellites-clocks-stopped-working/
description: "Because satellite navigation systems need precise atomic clocks to work properly."
published: 2026-08-10
updated: 2026-08-10
---

# ESA wants to know why Galileo satellites' clocks stopped working

Published 2026-08-10

SUN 22 JAN 2017 · 23:28 · [GADGET SITES](https://trump24h.com/category/gadget-sites.html)

Engadget · [engadget.com](https://engadget.com/)

> “Because satellite navigation systems need precise atomic clocks to work properly.”

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