Galileo satellite arrives at ESA-ESTEC for testing


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.

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.

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.



Release date: 20 July 2009