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Galileo satellite arrives at ESA-ESTEC for testing
 
2 August 2005

GSTB-V2/A
GSTB-V2/A in a clean room at ESA-ESTEC, having instrumentation sensors installed prior to testing. The attachment point for one of the solar arrays can be seen close to the centre of the near face.

Credits: ESA / Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd
 
  The satellite
 
GSTB-V2/A
GSTB-V2/A in a clean room at ESA-ESTEC, having instrumentation sensors installed prior to testing. The phased array, L-band antenna is visible on the top face.

Credits: ESA / Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd
 
  Test campaign
 
GSTB-V2/A
GSTB-V2/A in a clean room at ESA-ESTEC, having instrumentation sensors installed prior to testing. The spacecraft transport contained is visible in the left background.

Credits: ESA / Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd
 
 
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